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

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

“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.”

“A writer always writes.”

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

“If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.”

“Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.”