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I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.

My father told us all the time: to become a good writer takes writing. Because the more you do it, the better you get at it. It's like bull-riding. You can't do it once, you know. You've got to practice it and practice it.

Write for yourself, not for a perceived audience. If you do, you'll mostly fall flat on your face, because it's impossible to judge what people want. And you have to read. That's how you learn what is good writing and what is bad. Then the main thing is application. It's hard work.

You know, writing is really difficult, and it takes a real patience and a skill. I don't know if I have that. I admire it in others, so much, and I envy it.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.

Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.