For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.
Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.
I'm becoming more of a novelist as I get older. The novel just seems the truer form. There's less artifice involved.
A writer falls in love with an idea and gets carried away.
I believe that every writer evolves with every successive novel. I view myself as work-in-progress.
Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don't try or give up when their efforts don't lead to a masterpiece right away. If you work at it, you will improve.
Authors like reading. Go figure. So it's not surprising that we sometimes bog down in the research stage of new writing projects.
The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.
It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
I don't get on with novelists, don't enjoy their company. Once you've worked for a publisher, you understand the species, see them in their natural habitat, and it's not always pretty.