If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't going to be the ones that end up on screen.
From Meg Cabot
Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh.
Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world of romance, which I have since never left. Also, the world of the first-person narrative.
When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.
One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.
My favorite book of all time is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons.
No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back.
Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.
I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life!
I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.
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