Susan Uhlig

I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.
Shannon Hale

I’m writing a first draft

The right details plunk us down inside a story and put us in our characters shoes.
Gail Carson Levine

There is no failure except in no longer trying.
Elbert Hubbard

Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
Tom Stoppard

A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.
Samuel Johnson