The Saturday Writing Quote

September — can you believe it? Me, neither. It evokes images of going back to school, gathering your notebooks and crayons, and getting out the corduroy pants. Okay, so maybe that one’s just me. But getting back to work can be daunting. I know — I’m right there with you, starting a new novel. So for this month, a few timely reminders.

“We don’t possess all the skills needed to write the novel we have inside us until just after we’ve finished it.”

Willam Kowalski, Canadian novelist, The Writer, Feb 2012