Quote of the Day (Margaret Atwood, With a Rule for Writing Fiction)

“You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there's no free lunch. Writing is work. It's also gambling. You don't get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but ­essentially you're on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don't whine.”—Margaret Atwood, with her seventh rule for writing fiction, in “Ten Rules for Writing Fiction,” The Guardian, February 20, 2010