Believe in yourself.
Believe in your own vision.
Believe in your own style.
Learn from everybody.
Choose your mentors where ever you want.
Imitate no One.
Remember that being a writer takes nerve.
It takes guts.
It takes faith.
There are no real rules for writers.
Even what I am telling you here can be totally disregarded.
And even after writing 23 books,
I need faith and courage every day.
I read Charles Dickens to give me courage.
I read Hemingway to give me courage.
I read Emily and Charlotte Bronte to give me courage.
You have to choose your sources of inspiration and
write, write, write.
Anne Rice
