Don Roff
I write every day whether somebody pays me or not. I write every day whether self-doubt is kicking my ass. It's what writers must do.
— Don Roff
I write fiction. It may have mystery, it may have horror, it may have fantasy, it may have love, but like life, it's all the same genre.
— Don Roff
Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever.
— Don Roff
Love 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
Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.
— Don Roff
Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.
— Don Roff
Rothman flew away from town, like a giant bat, and then disappeared from sight behind a thicket of skeletal autumn trees.
— Don Roff
Successful writing is a slow, daily, meticulous form of mental illness.
— Don Roff
The 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
The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.
— Don Roff
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