“The characters act for reasons that they can’t control and, as readers, we have to believe in their motivations, their sense of choice and in the reality of their suffering, even though, deep down, we know it’s all just puppetry on the part of the writer.” RealityMotivationSufferingLiteratureFictionNovelChoiceWriters On WritingCharactersReadersReaders And WritersPuppetry Author:Johnny Rich
“I don’t see big subjects as separate from little ones. Yes, you could trudge through life with great human tragedies played out before your eyes without ever taking notice. Or you could see a universe in the smallest thing. The way a person takes their coffee, for example, might say something profound and important about that person, about all humanity, about existence itself.” HumanityUniverseExistenceWritersWriters On WritingSmall ThingsWriters On ThinkingProfound TruthGrain Of Sand Author:Johnny Rich
“Rejection is no badge of honour.” RejectionHonourPublishingWriters On WritingBadge Author:Johnny Rich
“Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration.” WritingInspirationHard WorkAspirationWritersWriters On WritingCraftGraft Author:Johnny Rich