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The world is a lot more fun when you approach it with an exuberant imperfection.

If you spend enough time with your characters, plot simply happens.

Don't be offended if you encounter some good-natured ribbing; the idea of
writing a novel in a month deserves to be laughed at.

You are doing this because you are fantastic and brave and curious. And, yes, you are probably a little crazy. And this is a good thing.

fiction writing can be a blast when you set aside debilitating notions of perfection and just dive headlong into the creative process.

The roar of adrenaline drowned out the self-critical voices that tend to make creative play such work for adults.

The quickest, easiest way to produce something beautiful and lasting is to risk making something horribly crappy.

here's the thing: However attractive the idea of a writer's retreat may sound, having all day to poke around on a novel actually hampers productivity.

Rereading parts of your novel while writing is like doubling back at rerunning parts of a marathon midrace.

When your novel first peeks its head into the world, it will look pretty much like every newborn: blotchy, hairless, and utterly confused.

There's a book in you that only you can write.

A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.

Just think of the acclaim! The feelings of satisfaction! The vastly increased dating opportunities!