01UndatedIf you schlep a shit job everyday, keep and feed a little secret life--whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's yours.Don Roff / quote ↗
03UndatedThe 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.Don Roff / quote ↗
04UndatedLove it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum.Don Roff / quote ↗
05UndatedYeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit.Don Roff / quote ↗
06UndatedI've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck.Don Roff / quote ↗
07UndatedEven if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories.Don Roff / quote ↗
08UndatedDon't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story.Don Roff / quote ↗
09UndatedWhen writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension. Even if I don't know where the story's going, petting the KAT keeps it purring.Don Roff / quote ↗
10UndatedYou can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.Don Roff / quote ↗
11UndatedWhen you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal returning to the scene of a crime.Don Roff / quote ↗
12UndatedRegarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.Don Roff / quote ↗
13UndatedAlways work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.Don Roff / quote ↗
16UndatedWriting a first-draft battle scene is akin to real combat—chaos, confusion, and you must keep your cool as you fire word bullets downrange.Don Roff / quote ↗
17UndatedWrite for impact first, money second. If you do it the other way around, you’ll end up with less of either.Don Roff / quote ↗
18UndatedAny conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.Don Roff / quote ↗
19UndatedMothman flew away from town, like a giant bat, and then disappeared from sight behind a thicket of skeletal autumn trees.Don Roff / quote ↗
