“If you're the 'brilliant writer' in the room, you're in the wrong writers' room.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
When you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal returning to the scene… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton. — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement. — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“If you don't love what you're writing, stop right now: it's not worth your time and certainly not the reader's.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“There was talk of the Centaur being moved into the elephant cages to make room for a banjo-picking Minotaur. Surrendering his meager furnishings to… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction. — Don Roff Copy Share Image
But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about. — Don Roff Copy Share Image
“You're never as good a writer as you think you are, and you're never as bad. Just keep reading and writing, writing, writing.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
