Writing is creating a world devoid of Right and Wrong. The good news is you’re never, ever wrong; the terrible news is you’re never, ever sure you’re right…
- Writing is an internal war in which one must safely pass an idea — a most pure and priceless possession — from the mind, down the arm, through the fingertips and out the inked point of a pen before succumbing to the all-powerful force of insecurity, fear, and self-critique armed with weapons of hesitation, deletion and procrastination. To write is to volunteer inscription into this dangerously lopsided and personally revealing battle….
- To suffer pain, discomfort and embarrassment with zero guarantee of success, a writer is either incredibly brave or incredibly foolish. Procrastination is our mind asking “Are you sure you want to find out?”…
The Writer's Paradox 