"My favorite thing to remember about novel-writing is an observation I saw taped to a friend’s wall..."

“"My favorite thing to remember about novel-writing is an observation I saw taped to a friend’s wall in her office in graduate school: ‘Nobody asked you to write that novel.’ Therefore novel-writing is a choice—you can always stop, always keep going. You are free to do whatever you want."”

- Jane Smiley’s 5 Writing Tips (via publishersweekly)