1. My Writing Life:A Tale in Quotations By Gale MartinPagoda WritersGroupMay 5, 2012

2. Have regrets. They are fuel. Onthe page they flare into desire. Geoff Dyer 3. The way to write a book is to actuallywrite a book. Anne Enright 4. Regard every new pageas a small triumph. Roddy Doyle 5. The first twelve years arethe worst.Anne Enright 6. When people tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost alwayswrong.Neil Gaiman 7. Learn what criticism to accept. Ian Rankin 8. Read Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Hilary Mantel 9. Fiction that isnt an authors personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isnt worth writing for anything but money. Jonathan Franzen 10. Respect the way characters may change once theyve got 50 pages oflife in them.Rose Tremain 11. Remember: when people tell yousomethings wrong or doesnt work for them,they are almost always right. Neil Gaiman 12. Read it aloud to yourself because that isthe only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are okay.Diana Athill 13. Open your mind to new experiences, particularly tothe study of other people. Nothing that happens to a writerhowever happy, however tragicis ever wasted.PD James 14. Have more than one idea on the go at any onetime. If its a choice between writing a book anddoing nothing I will always choose the latter. Geoff Dyer 15. A problem with a piece of writing oftenclarifies itself if you go for a long walk. Helen Dunmore 16. Record moments, fleeting impressions,overheard dialogue, your own sadnesses and bewilderments and joys.Michael Morpugo 17. Try to think of others good luck as encouragement to yourself. Richard Ford 18. Get lucky. Ian Rankin 19. Finish what youre writing. Whatever youhave to do to finish it, finish it.Neil Gaiman 20. Writing is work. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so dont whine. Margaret Atwood 21. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadnessthat comes from never being satisfied.Zadie Smith 22. Have humility.AL Kennedy 23. Shut up and get on with it. Helen Simpson 24. Acknowledgments Ten Rules for Writing Fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk 2/21/10 Part One available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten- rules-for-writing-fiction-part-one Part Two available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/10- rules-for-writing-fiction-part-two 25. Resources for Writers Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg Imaginative Writing: the Elements of Craft byJanet Burroway Writing the Breakout Novel (and workbook) byDonald Maass Tell It Slant: writing and shaping creative non-fiction by Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola The Essential Guide to Getting Your BookPublished by Arielle Eckstut and David HenrySterry Write Great Fiction Dialogue by Gloria Kempton 26. Where to find me Website http://galemartin.me Twitter @Gale_Martin; @Operatoonity Facebook Fan Page Gale Martin Author Linked In Gale Martin Goodreads Gale Martin (author page) Email galemartin.writer@gmail.com Amazon.com Gale Martin (author page) Kirkus Reviews DON JUAN IN HANKEY, PA 27. Where to find DON JUAN IN HANKEY,PA "Packed with comic misadventures, mystery, intrigue and opera lore, thebook rollicks along toa satisfying conclusion." -- Kirkus Reviews