47 quotes found
Novelist · American
American novelist
“A writer always writes.”
“A migraine is the cockblock of writing.”
“I don't use big words to show off because it's ostentatious.”
“If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed.”
“A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.”
“It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.”
“Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.”
“I write every day whether somebody pays me or not. I write every day whether or not self-doubt is kicking my ass. It's what writers must do.”
“Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.”
“I write fiction. It may have mystery, it may have horror, it may have fantasy, it may have love, but like life, it's all the same genre.”
“We often wait for that knock of opportunity, though I've found it's better to just grab a chainsaw and cut open your own fucking door.”
“Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.”
“The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.”
“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.”
“If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.”
“You cannot write your character until you know how he or she thinks, until you know what their philosophy is in the world that they occupy.”
“Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.”
“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...”
“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.”
“Audiences will admire your characters strength but connect with them through their weakness.”
“Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever.”
“Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Dont invite either into your mind.”
“Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere.”
