Hope the poems

“I have the right ideas, but my words are too… complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won’t get lost in the dark when they see and hear them. I want them to shine like beacons of light in a world of overly complicated darkness. One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”

“Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.”

~ Ernest Hemingway

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“Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.”

~ William Faulkner

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“One day a long time from now you’ll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That’s when you’ll finally produce the work you’re capable of.” ~ J. D. Salinger

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“I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to (write about). ~ Michael Connelly

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“I love to write, so it rarely seems like work – even when it gets arduous.”

~ Dennis Lehane

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“I’m a better writer now because I’ve worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.”

~ George Pelecanos

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“I’m ever curious about the world. I’m driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.” ~ David Baldacci

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“Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a situation, a ‘what if.”

~ Linwood Barclay

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“Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be cleaned up, altered, trimmed, improved. Life, on the other hand, is one big messy rough draft.”