‘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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‘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. ‘
‘Many, many ideas die a quiet death; they weren’t strong enough or they’ve been done before. But some stick. ‘
‘Writing is a craft, not some divine gift, and the thing about crafts is the more you do them the better you get at them.’