“I only write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.” – Peter De Vries

Do you have to wait for inspiration before you write? How do you get going without it?

“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann

Discuss!

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King

When your muse is drowsy, what do you do to get to work?

It’s Fourth of July weekend. A time to celebrate our freedoms.

Speaking of which, when you finish a book, do you celebrate? How?

What would make a perfect day for you? Describe it. 

I trust you got some new books this past holiday season. What’s in your To Be Read pile? How do you decide what book to read next?

We’re on the eve of Halloween, so I want to know: What’s the scariest novel you ever read?

What’s the hardest part of writing a novel?

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

–– Randy Pausch (author of The Last Lecture)

Do you relate?