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Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always

Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master,

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: A writer always writes.

A writer always writes. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Write for impact first, money second. If you

Write for impact first, money second. If you do it the other way around, you'll end up with less of either. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Mothman flew away from town, like a giant

Mothman flew away from town, like a giant bat, and then disappeared from sight behind a thicket of skeletal autumn trees. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: I've found the best way to revise your

I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Successful writing is a slow, daily, meticulous form

Successful writing is a slow, daily, meticulous form of mental illness. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Even if you're in the thick of revising

Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: When you print out your manuscript and read

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: If you treat your characters like people, they'll

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.

Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the

Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: When you're writing what you love, it's the

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: You cannot write your character until you know

You cannot write your character until you know how he or she thinks, until you know what their philosophy is in the world that they occupy. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: We often wait for that knock of opportunity,

We often wait for that knock of opportunity, though I've found it's better to just grab a chainsaw and cut open your own fucking door. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: But people in a small town tend to

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: The best writers I've read possess oodles of

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Don't think about the writing process too much.

Don't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: If you schlep a shit job everyday, keep

If you schlep a shit job everyday, keep and feed a little secret life
whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's yours. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: I don't use big words to show off

I don't use big words to show off because it's ostentatious. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: It's hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: You can be a writer who doesn't read

You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Write about the thing that scares you most

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs

Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: It's my belief that people enter your life

It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: The recipe for great art has always been

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: A day of bad writing is always better

A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Keep being bold on the page, and in

Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Writers often torture themselves trying to get the

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: I write every day whether somebody pays me

I write every day whether somebody pays me or not. I write every day whether or not self-doubt is kicking my ass. It's what writers must do. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: If you don't love what you're writing, stop

If you don't love what you're writing, stop right now: it's not worth your time and certainly not the reader's. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: I've found that busting your ass on a

I've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Audiences will admire your character's strength but connect

Audiences will admire your character's strength but connect with them through their weakness. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: A migraine is the cockblock of writing.

A migraine is the cockblock of writing. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of

Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don't invite either into your mind. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Writing a first-draft battle scene is akin to

Writing a first-draft battle scene is akin to real combat - chaos, confusion, and you must keep your cool as you fire word bullets downrange. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Love it when a compelling new character kicks

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

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Always work with/surround yourself with people who help

Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Kindness, motherfucker, kindness.

Kindness, motherfucker, kindness. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable

Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: When writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension.

When writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension. Even if I don't know where the story's going, petting the KAT keeps it purring. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl,

Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than

Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: If you write a kid's book only for

If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed. — Don Roff

Don Roff Quotes By Don Roff: I write fiction. It may have mystery, it

I write fiction. It may have mystery, it may have horror, it may have fantasy, it may have love, but like life, it's all the same genre. — Don Roff