“If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're try...” — Kimberly Willis Holt Quote

If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the story, no matter how terrible you think that first draft is. Then let it cool off. In other words, don't look at it for a while. Then you can rewrite it.

I wear my pajamas. That's the thing I love most about writing. I don't get changed until I actually have to go out of the house. I'll write and take a late lunch or go to a coffee shop when I get where I can't stand the four walls anymore.

When I was young, I was very shy and quiet, because we moved all the time. My dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years.

Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments.

When you get a draft pick right, you should be given full credit.

I hated the draft, but at the same time, it's something that made every American take war seriously.

A peacetime draft is the most un-American thing I know.

The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.

There's times where you finish the draft and you think it went well and you get here, and realize, man, these guys need more work.