On Writing: Mostly Via Quotes

An exchange took place on Twitter recently, between myself and a few other “tweeps” (Twitter ‘peeps’, for those who don’t know )

It went like this:

Opening quote: “There isn’t any secret. You sit down and you start and that’s it.” ~ Elmore Leonard

My reply: “Also, you then keep going, i.e. “The way is easy: keep going. The way is hard: keep going. Keep going.‘” ~ first heard from zen teacher Sensei Amala Wrightson (but it may have been a quote.)

Answering quote: “There’s a word for a writer who...