‘The scariest manifestation of writer’s block comes when writing the first draft. You have to trust that the words will come. You must ignore the devil on your shoulder that insists that they won’t.’
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‘Publishers call it editing. Writers call it killing your darlings. As if you’re drowning kittens, or choosing which of your children to leave at the orphanage. ‘
‘Most often I get stuck at the ends and beginnings and of chapters. I can’t start the next chapter until the end of the last one is right. ‘
‘I’m suspicious of writing straight to screen. The words seem flat, floating off into an insubstantial medium. ‘