“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue but that they are incomplete.”

Chimamanda Adichie

“For the first couple of years when you’re making stuff, what you’re making isn’t so good.”

Ira Glass

“As authors, sometimes we want pull back before things get too awful for our sweet, precious characters.”

Jodi Meadows

“Do not grow so attached to your own writing that you are incapable of cutting unnecessary elements simply because they hold special meaning.”

Erin Bowman