“Only one thing drives me to write books: OBSESSION. Ferocious love. From the beginning, I've thought of writing as my escape, as this special and important calling. Not drudgery, not *eyeroll* work. I get this fierce, desperate glee as I plan a story. Like planning a vacation.”— Delilah S. Dawson, twitter.com
“One of the most valuable things I learned as a writer is to be open to make changes to your work. I can tell you that every single editor I have had has made my essays or articles better. They’ve brought things out in me that I didn’t know were there.”— Keah Brown, twitter.com
“Writing has ALWAYS been hard for me, both when I had all the time in the world and none at all. That doesn't change. Never want to do it, but always happy that I did.”— Sarah Dessen, twitter.com
“Being a writer means no lonely Sunday nights, because there’s *always* work to be done. But it also makes it hard to enjoy idle time, to take a break, to be present in a moment. Because there’s *always* work to be done.”— Myke Cole, twitter.com
“About 6 years ago, I made myself a promise: I would only write what I wanted to read. I wouldn't think about market, or audience, or anything else until a story was written. Before it could exist for anyone else, it has to exist for me.”— V.E. Schwab, twitter.com