Five Great Quotes about a ‘Room of One’s Own’

“Writing is a fairly lonely business unless you invite people in to watch you do it, which is often distracting and then have to ask them to leave.” – Marc Lawrence

“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence in solitary confinement. The ordinary world of work is closed to him – and that if he’s lucky!” – Peter Straub

“Writing is the most disembodied art, and reading and writing are largely private and solitary experiences…” – Rebecca Solnit

“We will need to find people who will provide a safe writing space for us, where criticism comes late and love and delight come early.” – L.L. Barkat

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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services. During the past decade, I’ve helped more than 300 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of the 7 Minutes a Day… writing guidebooks, four nonfiction hiking guidebook series, and the literary novel Windmill. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.