“The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?” WritingHardSittingRoseClubsAssInterviewsChairsPencilsSomething BetterSharpeningTrimming Author:Jerry Pournelle
“If we want to write, it makes sense to read—and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.” IfsWayWantWritingTryingWantedGrowsGardenRoseMake SenseGardenerRose Garden Author:Francine Prose
“I started to write [The Name of the Rose] in March of 1978, moved by a seminal idea. I wanted to poison a monk.” WritingIdeasWantedNamesMovedRosePoisonMarchMonk Author:Umberto Eco