You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door. (Michael Koryta)

You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door.

Michael Koryta

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