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01Undated

Without imagination, writing is a stack of lumber, a sack of nails, and a locked tool shed.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

02Undated

When you believe you've become the best writer you can be… you still aren’t.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

03Undated

The average author hawks their books at many events. They are vigilant promoters, waiting for a breakthrough. They do this, or else watch their novel wither away.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

04Undated

Discover everything about your characters that you can before you write your story. If you get stuck at any point, they will write your dialog for you.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

05Undated

Writing a novel is easy… writing checks is hard.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

06Undated

I like to think that when I complete a novel I learned something along the way.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote

07Undated

Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift.

Michael J. Kannengieser / quote