"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." John Steinbeck
Writing a novel is like building a wall brick by brick; only amateurs believe in inspiration. Frank Yerby
I start to write without having completed the research, because once you start writing, it opens up a lot of other questions that you need to do research on, and I feel like my research process is never complete. Tracy Chevalier
Always carry a notebook ... The short term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea forever. Will Self
Never stop when you are stuck. You may not be able to solve the problem, but turn aside and write something else. Do not stop altogether. Jeanette Winterson