Recent content by Paul Whybrow

“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” Sophia Bush

“Thought is the enemy of flow” Vinnie Colaiuta

As for my writing process, there is one truth I have discovered after writing some twenty-plus books: Not every book is the same, but the middle of every book is where I really begin to question my choice of vocations. The beginning and end is usually fairly clear to me, but that middle just...

Writers often like to talk about how intuitive the writing process is, but in truth, building a book is a remarkably unintuitive task. Or, to put it more accurately, you need a lot more than intuition. You need plot and characters. You need a setting. You need a theme that is relevant and...

It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. Thomas Sowell

There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever. Viggo Mortensen

Isn’t it strange how the sounds are the same for an awful nightmare and great sex? Rue McLanahan

“When you face writer’s block, just lower your standards and keep going.” Sandra Tsing Loh

Deciding to write a book, it never feels like a great idea. It’s always like knowingly entering a bad marriage. If you had any sense, you wouldn’t do it, but you know you’re going to do it. Percival Everett

Boredom is your imagination calling to you. Sherry Turkle

Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don't want to suffer. We don't want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we're living our lives in a very comfortable area. There's no growth in that. David Goggins

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” Satchel Paige

Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. Swedish proverb

If you’re afraid of loneliness, don’t marry. Anton Chekhov

In a way failure is a beautiful thing, because when the dust settles there’s nowhere to go but up, and it’s a freedom. You can’t lose more, but you can gain. David Lynch