Author in Authority

Using clichés is basically plagiarism

"Using clichés is basically plagiarism, except instead of stealing from a single writer you're borrowing from the collective consciousness supported by all language."

Write What You Need to Write

"Write what you want to write.  Write what you need to write.  Write what engages you, what interests you, what gets your blood pumping and your jaw tight.  Because what else are you going to do?  Platy it safe?  Write what everybody else is writing just because everybody else is writing it?  What's the point?  Why bring nothing new to the table?  Why fail to bring yourself and your passions to the page?"

write with total fucking honesty

honesty in writing

"I'm just trying to be honest, as honest as I can.  If I were trying to write with the taste of the multitudes in mind, I'm afraid I'd never be able to finish anything."

Too many writers are in love

"The writer's goal should be to get published, but the writer's love should be of writing.  Too many writers are in love with the idea of writing-to-be-published and too few are in love with the act of writing."