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Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it.
Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing.
To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
I'm writing for entertainment. I like people to reach the end and feel they got their money's worth.
When you write a hit song, and you know it when it's done, it's one of the best feelings in the world.
I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.
With memoir, you have the clay of your life to work with. When you're writing a novel, you have to make the clay first.