Writing Is Tyranny ... But Reading Is

This Is The Value For Me Of Writing Books That Children Read. Children Aren't Interested In Your Appalling Self-consciousness. They Want To Know What Happens Next. They Force You To Tell A Story.

I Have Stolen Ideas From Every Book I Have Ever Read.

A Professional Writer Is Someone Who Writes Just As Well When They're Not Inspired As When They Are.

There Will Be Days When The Stuff Is Not Flowing Freely. What You Do Then Is Make It Up!

One Of The Ways In Which Writers Most Show Their Inventiveness Is In The Things They Tell Us About How They Write. Generally Speaking, I Don't Like To Make A Plan Before I've Written A Story. I Find It Kills The Story - Deadens It, Makes It Uninteresting. Unless I'm Surprised By Something In A Story, The Reader's Not Going To Be Surprised Either.