01UndatedNothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.Don Roff / quote ↗
03UndatedCreativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.Don Roff / quote ↗
04UndatedAlways mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.Don Roff / quote ↗
05UndatedThe recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.Don Roff / quote ↗
06UndatedI've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.Don Roff / quote ↗
08UndatedIf you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.Don Roff / quote ↗
10UndatedIf you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.Don Roff / quote ↗
11UndatedWhen you're writing what you love, it's the most fun you can have with your clothing still on, unless of course, you write naked.Don Roff / quote ↗
13UndatedYou're never as good a writer as you think you are, and you're never as bad. Just keep reading and writing, writing, writing.Don Roff / quote ↗
14UndatedI write every day whether somebody pays me or not. I write every day whether or not self-doubt is kicking my ass. It's what writers must do.Don Roff / quote ↗
15UndatedI write fiction. It may have mystery, it may have horror, it may have fantasy, it may have love, but like life, it's all the same genre.Don Roff / quote ↗
16UndatedWe often wait for that knock of opportunity, though I've found it's better to just grab a chainsaw and cut open your own fucking door.Don Roff / quote ↗
17UndatedYou cannot write your character until you know how he or she thinks, until you know what their philosophy is in the world that they occupy.Don Roff / quote ↗
18UndatedKeep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever.Don Roff / quote ↗
19UndatedAuthors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere.Don Roff / quote ↗
20UndatedWrite about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction.Don Roff / quote ↗
21UndatedAudiences will admire your character’s strength but connect with them through their weakness.Don Roff / quote ↗
22UndatedFear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.Don Roff / quote ↗
24UndatedWriters often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.Don Roff / quote ↗
