“When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you” MayMadeLyingBehindsStepsChildhoodCrossesOppositesWoodsTeenagerBridgesShoreAdulthoodBehind You Book:Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly Source: Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
“Why do you keep reading a book? Usually to find out what happens. Why do you give up and stop reading it? There may be lots of reasons. But often the answer is you don't care what happens. So what makes the difference between caring and not caring? The author's cruelty. And the reader's sympathy...it takes a mean author to write a good story.” GivingWritingMayMeanBookReasonStoriesHappensCareReadingDifferencesAnswersReaderGiving UpDon't CareCaringCrueltyGood StoryNot Caring Author:Gail Carson Levine
“You see, writing down your meanderings gets something started deep in the recesses of your brain. That distant part of your mind knows that you want to write stories or poems or plays and not endless jabber, and it will get to work. It may take a while. You may have to write this stuff for hours or days or weeks, but eventually that subterranean part of your brain will come through and begin to send you ideas.” KnowsWantWritingMindMayIdeasPlayStoriesStuffHoursBrainWeekEndlessWorking ItRecess Book:Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly Source: Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
