We Cannot Let External Criticism, Even If

The Critic Hates Most That Which He Would Have Done Himself If He Had Had The Guts.

When You're A Working Writer, Sooner Or Later Friends And Acquaintances Will Get You Alone And Confide That They, Too, Have A Book In Them.

Figure Out What Scares You The Most And Do That First.

Have You Ever Wondered Why The Slang Terms For Intoxication Are So Demolition-oriented? Stoned, Smashed, Hammered. It's Because They're Talking About The Ego. It's The Ego That Gets Blasted, Waxed, Plastered.

Picasso Painted With Passion, Mozart Composed With It. A Child Plays With It All Day Long. You May Think You’ve Lost Your Passion, Or That You Can’t Identify It, Or That You Have So Much Of It, It Threatens To Overwhelm You. None Of These Is True.