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I do not over-intellectualize the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.
Every writer with half a brain knows to surround himself or herself with editors who are smarter, far more articulate and infinitely better looking.
If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it.
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
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.
What I loved most about calling myself a reporter was that it gave me an excuse to show up anyplace.
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
The fact is, I don’t know where my ideas come from. Nor does any writer. The only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn’t collapse when you beat your head against it.
Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person.
It begins with a character, usually, and once he stands up on his feet and begins to move, all I can do is trot along behind him with a paper and pencil, trying to keep up long enough to put down what he says and does.
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.

























