“Obscenities are too often used for shock value, as a kind of shorthand for real expression of emotion. You've got to scale down your monstrosities. A scream is not a discovery.” KindRealUsedValuesEmotionExpressionDiscoveryScalesCraftsShockScreamObscenityShorthandMonstrosityShock Value Author:John L'Heureux
“Let good people sin. Give virtue to rotters.” PeopleGivingSinVirtueLetting GoCraftsGood People Author:John L'Heureux
“You must get beyond divertissement, sketch, anecdote, the interesting moment. You must get to the mystery of human personality. What is the line of the story that leads us to a point where we see or intuit something we haven't before?” HumansMomentsStoriesLinesInterestingMysteryHavensPersonalityCraftsAnecdotesHuman Personality Author:John L'Heureux
“There's something about a parenthesis in fiction that puts one off, saying, "It's me, moi, jumping in now."” FictionCraftsJumpingParenthesesJumping In Author:John L'Heureux
“Using language like jungle growth isn't the solution to telling a story.” StoriesLanguageGrowthSolutionsCraftsJungle Author:John L'Heureux
“Nothing on earth in fiction is less interesting than characters under the influence of alcohol.” CharacterEarthInterestingFictionInfluenceAlcoholCrafts Author:John L'Heureux
“Plot does not simply move with time, but spreads out conceptually in metaphorical space.” DoeMovingSpaceSpreadCraftsPlotMetaphorical Author:John L'Heureux
