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“‘When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story,’ he said. ‘When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.’ … write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open” - On Writing by Stephen King, pg. 56 (25th Anniversary Edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2025)

“…put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” - On Writing by Stephen King, pg. 112 (25th Anniversary Edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2025)

“At its most basic we are only discussing a learned skill, but do we not agree that sometimes the most basic skills can create things far beyond our expectations? We are talking about words and style … but as we move along, you’d do well to remember that we are also talking about magic.” - On Writing by Stephen King, pg. 155 (25th Anniversary

“…you must not come lightly to the blank page.” - On Writing by Stephen King, pg. 118 (25th Anniversary Edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2025)