“Outlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers who wish to God they were writing masters' theses.”
“God is always the last resource.”
“There were no absolutes in fiction, no certain way to deliver what was needed. So it was no surprise most technical writers considered novel-writing a gateway to madness.”
“If you wish to be a writer, write.”
“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.”
“A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction.”