“I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination of words to describe a curl of the lip, a tilt of the chin, a change in the atmosphere. Done well, novel-writing can combine lyricism with practicality in a way that makes one think of grand tapestries, both functional and beautiful. Fifty years from now, I imagine I’ll still be questing after just that right combination of words.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingYearsWellsStillsDoneBeautifulSoundChallengesPerfectNovelImagineFindingsFlowLipsCombinationAtmosphereFiftyChinsCurlsNovel WritingTapestryPracticalityTiltPerfect Combination Author:Lauren Willig
“There's nothing so attractive as a blank slate. Take one attractive man, slap on a thick coat of daydream, and voila, the perfect man. With absolutely no resemblance to reality.” MenRealityPerfectAttractiveThickBlankCoatsDaydreamingSlapResemblanceSlatePerfect ManBlank SlatesAttractive Man Book:The Deception of the Emerald Ring Source: The Deception of the Emerald Ring