“There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free.” IfsWayWholeMomentsMovingExistencePaidUnexpected Book:Sacred Country Source: Sacred Country
“Respect the way characters may change once they've got 50 pages of life in them. Revisit your plan at this stage and see whether certain things have to be altered to take account of these changes.” WayMayCharacterCertainPlansStagePagesAccountsAltered Author:Rose Tremain
“Pace is crucial. Fine writing isn't enough. Writing students can be great at producing a single page of well-crafted prose; what they sometimes lack is the ability to take the reader on a journey, with all the changes of terrain, speed and mood that a long journey involves. Again, I find that looking at films can help. Most novels will want to move close, linger, move back, move on, in pretty cinematic ways.” WayWantWritingWellsLongSometimesEnoughHelpingFilmMovingAbilityNovelJourneyStudentsFineReaderPagesSpeedMoodProsePaceCrucialCinematicTerrainLong Journey Author:Rose Tremain
“I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel.” WayI CanCharacterDifficultNovelContemporary Author:Rose Tremain
