Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind. Don Roff More Quotes by Don Roff More Quotes From Don Roff It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time. Don Roff noveliststimepeople But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about. Don Roff townstalkingpeople There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish. Don Roff errorsjourneywriting A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing. Don Roff bad-writingwriting Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it. Don Roff expectationstryingsometimes Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful. Don Roff assumingcreativestudents A writer always writes. Don Roff writing Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible. Don Roff torturesurprisewriting Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton. Don Roff ice-creamblockwriting If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals. Don Roff rewardscharacterpeople The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement. Don Roff movementrecipesart Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode. Don Roff efficiencypanicprocrastination Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping. Don Roff bradburyraysconversation When you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal returning to the scene of a crime. Don Roff criminalscrimesometimes Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction. Don Roff scarewritingfiction Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere. Don Roff runningrealityyears Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum. Don Roff feetdoorscharacter Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word. Don Roff lengthstorieswriting It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches. Don Roff hooklandimagination When you're writing what you love, it's the most fun you can have with your clothing still on, unless of course, you write naked. Don Roff nakedwritingfun
