“It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.”

“Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.”

“If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.”

“When you're writing what you love, it's the most fun you can have with your clothing still on, unless of course, you write naked.”

“Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.”

“There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.”

“It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches.”