Quotes from Lawrence Watt-Evans

There is no idea so stupid or hackneyed that a sufficiently-talented writer can't get a good story out of it.

But I remember a scene where someone sneaks out into the woods to meet someone. ... And that's where it came from. Everything else is there to turn it from an image into a story. ... That image was strong enough for me to never give up on it, no matter what my editors and agents thought.

Sterren realized he would have to rely on his wits -- and those wits were good enough that he knew he would rather not have to rely on them.

There are times when quantity is at least as important as quality in learning an art.