“I researched fiction writing for months before I taught my first class, much of it looking for strong techniques from bestselling authors.” WritingFirstsStrongFictionClassTaughtMonthsTechniqueFiction WritingFirst Class Author:James Thayer
“My students - all adults - bring a lot of writing skill to the first class, and they and I get better as the class progresses.” WritingFirstsClassProgressStudentsSkillsAdultsGet BetterFirst ClassWriting Skills Author:James Thayer
“On opening sentences: "If in the first chapter a hurricane is going to blow down an oak tree which falls through the kitchen roof, there's no need to first describe the kitchen."” IfsNeedsWritingFirstsFallTreeBlowSentencesOpeningKitchenChaptersRoofHurricanesOaksOak Tree Author:James Thayer