"Before you begin to write a sentence, imagine the scene you want to paint with your words. Imagine that you are the character and feel what the character feels. Smell what the character smells, and hear with that character's ears. For an instant, before you begin to write, see and feel what you want the reader to see and feel."
~ Othello Bach

"You don't start writing out good stuff. You start writing [poop] and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence."
~ Octavia Butler

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster."
~ Isaac Asimov