Rob Bignell, Editor Quotes

Your first written sentence is the foundation of all of your dreams.

If my dream comes true,
Is truth then only a dream?

When we sit down to write, we psychically enter a sanctuary. This safe haven is our own personal space where we can say whatever is on our mind, where we can talk about what matters most to us, where we can imagine the kind of world that we would like to live.

Every book I've read appears in my writing.

Each time I write, I reaffirm my soul.

Every word I write is another stroke that takes me to the shore of a completed book.

..here's the editor's prescription, writer: 1000 words daily until next checkup.

Every moment offers a great opportunity to write.

The beginning of every writing session is like setting down a road unknown.

Folding the laundry, completing another project at work, or watching television for the next hour doesn't build your writing muscles. It only leaves them flabby.

There's really only one good writing habit: You must write constantly.

Through the act of writing, a writer learns more about himself than he could ever imagine.

Tell me once more about the eternal surf.

Often as writers, we are surprised by what we learn about ourselves. It runs counter to what we've thought about who we are. But it is closer to the truth.

We are supposed to do something with these/Damn hearts of ours, and we are meant to love and be loved.

Every word I write is a seed that I may nurture into a small, beautiful poem or a tall, soaring tree.

When I reach for my pen, nothing is out of reach.

Writing is the neck muscle allowing us to see the important stuff in our periphery.