Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories.

— Don Roff

Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.

— Don Roff

I don't use big words to show off because it's ostentatious.

— Don Roff

If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.

— Don Roff

If you schlep a shit job every day, keep and feed a little secret life--whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's yours.

— Don Roff

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.

— Don Roff

If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed.

— Don Roff

It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.

— Don Roff

I've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck.

— Don Roff

I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.

— Don Roff