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