Let me introduce you, if you haven’t met already, to one of creativity’s most feared and lethal predators: the inner editor.

Stephen King: Scariest Moment

I’m experiencing this terrifying moment with a novel concept I’ve been developing for about a month.

Cyril Connolly: For Yourself

I wish every aspiring writer (and blogger) would read this quote.

George Eliot: Too Late

This quote really speaks to the part of me that catalogs regrets, which I spend far too much time reviewing.

Henry David Thoreau: Truth

Honestly, truth is why I write. It’s why I read, too.

There are too many lies in this world.

Kurt Vonnegut: Crayon

Considering this was said by a best-selling, critically acclaimed author, I now feel a little more at home in my own floundering.

Holley Gerth: Be Courageous

This quote is especially poignant as I’m preparing to submit a personal essay to several literary journals for publication.