I Try To Avoid Experience If I

I Am Telling You What I Know—words Have Music And If You Are A Musician You Will Write To Hear Them.

A Novel Is A Printed Circuit Through Which Flows The Force Of A Reader's Own Life.

Planning To Write Is Not Writing. Outlining, Researching, Talking To People About What You're Doing - None Of That Is Writing. Writing Is Writing. Writing Is Like Driving At Night In The Fog. You Can Only See As Far As Your Headlights, But You Can Make The Whole Trip That Way.

I Thought Of Myself As A Writer For Years Before I Got Around To Writing Anything.

The Act Of Composition Is A Series Of Discoveries.