Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.

Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.

Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.

Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum.

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much.

I've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck.

Don't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story.

When writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension. Even if I don't know where the story's going, petting the KAT keeps it purring.

Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever.