Creativity Is No Big Deal.

If You Are Not Afraid Of The Voices Inside You, You Will Not Fear The Critics Outside You.

You'll Lose Your Reader If You Are Vague, Not Clear, And Not Present. We Love Details, Personal Connections, Stories.

Poetry Is A Dumb Buddha Who Thinks A Donkey Is As Important As A Diamond.

I Don't Mean To Be Flippant About Cancer - It Was Hard, It Was Tough And It Was Scary. Then My Next Manuscript Was About Cancer Because I Had A Whole New Topic To Write About. And Because I Wrote, It Didn't Take Over. Writing Took The Chaos Out Of Cancer.

I Consider Writing A Legitimate Zen Practice.