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My writing process is chaos. I usually start with an overarching theme. Then I establish several story threads, but I don't outline. I just start writing and keep notes for what may come. It's an organic process that's usually pretty flexible...

My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down to write, I make a list of characters and try to see how they fit. Cynthia Voigt

Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a...

You can relate to someone with a flaw. Kevin Macdonald

“Belief in yourself is more important than endless worries of what others think of you. Value yourself and others will value you. Validation is best that comes from within.” Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

What's another word for Thesaurus? Steven Wright

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” Eckhart Tolle

“You are who you are when nobody’s watching” Stephen Fry

"Self doubt is the brother of shame." Erik Erikson

Ram Dass

I choose to live without hope to protect myself from disappointment. It's very effective! Spencer Kayden

Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library. John Waters

Some drink deeply from the river of knowledge. Others only gargle. Woody Allen

The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself. Ursula K. Le Guin

When you know yourself, you are empowered. When you accept yourself, you are invincible. Tina Lifford