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No writer has ever yet been known to hang himself as long as he had another chapter left.
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.
A true author, no matter the medium, is an artist with godlike knowledge of his subject, and the proof of his authorship is that his pages smack of authority.
Socially, a journalist fits in somewhere between a whore and a bartender. But spiritually he stands beside Galileo. He knows the world is round.
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer.
What I loved most about calling myself a reporter was that it gave me an excuse to show up anyplace.
There are three primal urges in human beings: Food, sex, and rewriting someone else’s play.
Ever heard of a carpenter not going to work because he has “carpenter’s block”? If a writer can’t write, it’s because he doesn’t really want to, he isn’t ready to get it on paper or he’s just plain lazy.
If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it.
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last.
























