writers-life

I__ pretty sure I__ the only author who intends to take the longest possible route to a destination that will always be over the next hill.

They fuck you up, your mum and dad? No, that wasn't it at all. Well, they did do that, perhaps, but they also allowed you to become the person, and the writer, that you had it in you to be.

My pen beats faster as I write with my heart

I am happiest sitting against a tree, with my notebook or sketchpad on my knee, capturing the moment.

There is always, always, always something to write about.

Let your light shine from the inside out.

Let you light shine from the inside out.

Confront the page that taunts you with its whiteness. Face your enemy and fill it with words. You are bigger and stronger than a piece of paper.

Putting pen to paper without first deciding the route and pace at which to scribe is like setting off on a bicycle without first checking the tyres.

Identifying as a writer is a matter of self-acceptance. It's not a thing that can be given to you, or bestowed upon you. You are a writer if you write. That's it. If what you are seeking is to be acknowledged as a writer by other people, many of them strangers, you're in for a demoralizing journey. It is a silly club where those who have been 'accepted' are loathe to permit others into. It's sort of like how we Americans love denying our own immigrant origins while railing against immigration.

Never interrupt an author when he or she is __n the zone_, else you__l understand the real meaning of __riter__ nib_.

I have voices in my headI'm a slave to imaginary peopleI feel what they feelI experience what they experience I live in their world And I'm devoted to translating their storiesI'm not crazy, I'm a writer

Creative people need strong encouragement.

Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer.

Every book has its ancestors

I am sorry, I am not a writer. I simply put my thoughts on paper. Those helped by them call them a book and me a writer. Those who are not helped call it rubbish and me a fool. Both have reason.

Writing is exposing yourself to strangers

One day I will write a book. An epitaph