“Every good story needs a complication. We learn this fiction-writing fundamental in courses and workshops, by reading a lot or, most painfully, through our own abandoned story drafts. After writing twenty pages about a harmonious family picnic, say, or a well-received rock concert, we discover that a story without a complication flounders, no matter how lovely the prose. A story needs a point of departure, a place from which the character can discover something, transform himself, realize a truth, reject a truth, right a wrong, make a mistake, come to terms.”
Quote by Monica Wood
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Monica Wood
Monica Wood is a renowned American author known for her unique literary style and profound emotional descriptions. Her works often focus on the lives of small-town residents, delving into the complexities of human nature and the diversity of life. more