“It has to pay off in the moment or we simply won’t do it. If I say to myself, well, I’m gonna write this, but I don’t care if anybody reads it until after I’m dead, maybe you would. I’m never gonna write that because I can’t...
“Criticism can be a real help. Not always, but if it’s helpful criticism, who says it, what they say, and where I like to take that criticism.” ~Gabby Gruen Gabby Gruen is appearing on StoryBeat for the second time. He has been a writer and producer...
“You know, every time that you hear somebody who is happy with what they’re doing or you think, if I do that, I’m going to sell books or if I do that, not necessarily, uh, you have to do what works for you because if you don’t love it,...
“This is a really rough business. You’ll get rejections if you stop because you got a rejection or somebody else says, don’t do this. Most agents, if they don’t want your work, they’ll say something like, uh, it doesn’t meet my...
“Just sit down and start writing. It sounds so simple, but it’s so profound. That’s what you need to do. I don’t like writing. I like editing and rewriting. That’s where you really love it. And so realize what you throw down is not going...
