The good news for novice writers in this still relatively new millennium is that anyone can write a book. But the bad news is that anyone can write a book.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” I love quotes like this one from Somerset Maugham. He describes perfectly the illogical, irrational craft of writing fiction.