Banjo Quote by Don Roff

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

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

“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

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

— Don Roff

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

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