Almost all good 
writing begins
with terrible 
first efforts.
You need to 
start somewhere.

—Anne Lamott

You can’t edit a 
blank page.

― Nora Roberts

Presently you shall walk out the door that for so long has seemed to you the barrier of your ideals, and shall find yourself before an audience—the pen still behind your ear, the ink stains on your fingers, and then and there shall pour out the torrent of your inspiration.

—Stanton Kirkham Davis

Be tough—
you need to be able to accept criticism,
if you expect to become a better writer;
when you know you’re right,
you need to be able to reject it
and stick to your own vision.

—Judith Guest

Try to write something
every day.

—Roger Zelazny

Don’t compare yourself with others
except to learn from them—
compete only with yourself,
maintaining the highest standards
of excellence with yourself.

—Rosemary Daniell