“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” PeopleShouldWritingCharacterPowerfulNovelCaricaturesWriting FictionGreat WritingInspiring WritingWriting Workshop Book:Death in the Afternoon Source: Death in the Afternoon
“Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a course laid out.” IfsWritingHelpingCoursesNovelPlansSeaBoatHeadingsFiction WritingWriters And WritingWriting FictionWriting By Writers Author:John Gardner
“Speech recognition is utterly crap for writing fiction. If you try reading a novel aloud you'll soon figure out why - written prose style is utterly unlike the spoken word.” IfsWritingTryingReadingFictionNovelWrittenStyleFiguresSpeechRecognitionProseCrapWriting FictionSpoken Word Author:Charles Stross
“When I am writing fiction, I believe I am much better organized, more methodical - one has to be when writing a novel. Writing poetry is a state of free float.” WritingBelieveStatesI BelieveFictionNovelOrganizedPoetry IsFloatsNovel WritingWriting FictionWriting PoetryMethodical Book:Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood Source: Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood