“When you write a book, you want to have fidelity to the character. Characters and their emotions guide the structure of the novel. The author is aware that there's a certain amount of information she/he has to provide in order to satisfy the reader, knowing that she/he has set something up that must be paid off, but this payment must be made while maintaining fidelity to the characters.” WantWritingMadeBookCharacterCertainOrderEmotionNovelKnowingInformationReaderAmountPaidStructureGuidesMaintainingPaymentFidelityPaid Off Author:David Bezmozgis
“When you write a book, you want to have fidelity to the character. Characters and their emotions guide the structure of the novel.” WantWritingBookCharacterEmotionNovelStructureGuidesFidelity Author:David Bezmozgis
“Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.” ReasonDoneEmotionAll ThingsUniversalOneselfGuidesAllowing Author:Cardinal Richelieu
“It's easier to write about a place sometimes when you've left it, when you can apply your imagination to your memory and let your emotions guide the writing about a place.” WritingSometimesLeftImaginationMemoriesEmotionEasierGuidesOur Memories Author:John Dufresne