Erika Hazel

“Terror is the amateur novelist’s best friend. Without some amount of it pushing you onward toward your goal, you’re going to lose momentum and quit. There are just too many other, more sensible things to do with your time than try to write a novel in a month, and all of these more interesting alternatives will become irresistible if you don’t have some fear binding you to your word-processing device. Happily, with a little work, your friends and family can terrify you in ways you’d never imagined.”
― Chris Baty, No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days

“When in doubt, go to the library.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“This is the power of myth: that we can experience invisible spiritual realities and truths greater than visible, material things in story form.”
― John Granger, Looking for God in Harry Potter

“There's a book in you that only you can write.”
― Chris Baty