Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful. — Don Roff Assuming Copy Share Image
You can be a writer who doesnt read everyday. But youre not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work. — Don Roff Books Copy Share Image
There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every… — Don Roff Books Copy Share Image
Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible. — Don Roff Audience Copy Share Image
If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the… — Don Roff Character Copy Share Image
If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals. — Don Roff Character Copy Share Image
Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it. — Don Roff Expectations Copy Share Image
“If you're the 'brilliant writer' in the room, you're in the wrong writers' room.” — Don Roff Brilliant Copy Share Image
Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind. — Don Roff Creativity Copy Share Image
“If you schlep a shit job everyday, keep and feed a little secret life--whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's… — Don Roff Art Copy Share Image
“Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories.” — Don Roff Inspiration Copy Share Image
Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't. — Don Roff Helping Copy Share Image
“Don't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story.” — Don Roff Amwriting Copy Share Image
“I am not entirely sure that humans deserve the unconditional love of dogs.” — Don Roff Dog Copy Share Image
“Mothman flew away from town, like a giant bat, and then disappeared from sight behind a thicket of skeletal autumn trees.” — Don Roff Autumn Copy Share Image
Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere. — Don Roff Believable Copy Share Image
It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches. — Don Roff Crosses Copy Share Image
