Quotes on Writing

• So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write. ~ Lurleen McDaniel
• Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader. ~ Robin McKinley
• Art suffers the moment other people start paying for it. The more you need the money, the more people will tell you what to do. The less control you will have. The more bullshit you will have to swallow. The less joy it will bring. Know this and plan accordingly. ~ Hugh Macleod
• It's about what YOU are going to do with the short time you have left on this earth. ~ Hugh Macleod
• Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is. ~ Hugh Macleod