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“A writer gets to live yet another life every time he or she creates a new story.”
“Writing a story is like going on a date—you will spoil it if you aren't living in the moment.”
“Be a good reader first if you wish to become a good writer.”
“Tell a story in fewer and simpler words.”
“Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.”
“Don’t interrupt when your characters take a flight of their own.”
“Don’t break the rules when you haven’t fully figured them out yet.”
“If you think there is no time to write now, there will never be.”
“A writer can do without food for a few hours but not without the sight of books.”
“Ideas either age like fine wine or rot like potatoes over time.”
“Clichés are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.”