“In everyday life, I picture the world using photography, animation, and words in my books.”
Source: The Eye of Universe
“Stephen King said, 'Stories are found things, like fossils in the ground.' The Zone takes you to the archaeological site of your story and digs up the details one after another. To ride the Zone wave, you expect the story to pour out of you and have faith in the process.”
Source: Write a Novel in 3 Days: The Zone Method
“We did what people do. We stood side by side and smoked our little passive aggressive wishes for death, and stared down at our glory days. And then we set the world on fire, for a dream that felt so real is nothing but a risk never taken.”
Source: Scott Too
“The arguments today will be a memory tomorrow, but our work will stand the test of time when we trust ourselves enough to act our inner compass.”
“National Novel Writing Month introduces the element of competition in book writing and achieving high word count goals, wheras #Writestorm adds the much needed element of encouragement to writing with short term creative goals.”
Source: #Writestorm: How to Create a 100,000 Word Novel from Conception to Publication in Less Than One Year
“Not just Gym, bodybuilding is about discipline, time management, and priorities.”
Source: Rep By Rep
“Hard work in a relevant and in-demand skill increases your chances of being noticed, but only if you’re in an environment that values merit.”
“What makes a good book? An author who knows how to leave out all the unnecessary bulk and delivers a lean story where not a single word is fluff.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes
“Don't write 40k if the same story can be told in 10k words.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes
“When people tell me population is the number one environmental problem we face today, I always respond that population is by no means primary. It’s not even secondary or tertiary. First, there’s the question of resource consumption […]. Second is the failure to accept limits, of which overpopulation and overconsumption are merely two linked symptoms.”
Source: Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization