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“It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches.”

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When you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal returning to the scene…

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A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.

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“Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit.”

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Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

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“I don't use big words to show off because it's ostentatious.”

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“If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed.”

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“Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.”

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The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

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“If you don't love what you're writing, stop right now: it's not worth your time and certainly not the reader's.”

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“Writing is dreaming with your eyes open — and your heart on fire.”

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“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…

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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.

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