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“Plot springs from character... I've always sort of believed that these people inside me- these characters- know who they are and what they're about and what happens, and they need me to help get it down on paper because they don't type.”

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Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is an American novelist born on April 10, 1954. Her works are known for their humor, directness, and profound emotional depth, primarily exploring themes of family, faith, and self-discovery. more

“Do remember, though, that unless you're a playwright, the result [dialogue] isn't what you want; it's only an element of what you want. Actors embody and re-create the words of drama. In fiction, a tremendous amount of story and character may be given through the dialogue, but the story-world and its people have to be created by the storyteller. If there's nothing in it but disembodied voices, too much is missing.”

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Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“What's needed in this case is conscious and serious practice in hearing, and using, and being used by, other people's voices.”

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Book:Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

Source: Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

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