On Writing
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.
— Octavia E. Butler
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.
— Octavia E. Butler
Truth! Every time I think I’ve said something original about writing, I find out that Octavia Butler said it already–and better than I ever could. What a brilliant woman she was.
Oh, you’ve said a lot of original and helpful things, believe me.