“I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.” IfsGivingFirstsBookSometimesYoungConflictPagesAdultsOvercomingYoung AdultSentencesAppealsThemeHardshipFamily FriendsOvercoming Hardship Author:Regina Brett
“Incorporating in their colorful, slashing, superbly readable pages, the major themes of the "left" opposition under Walpole, these libertarian tracts, emerging first in the form of denunciations of standing armies in the reign of William III, left an indelible imprint on the "country" mind everywhere in the English-speaking world.” WorldMindFirstsCountryFormLeftMajorsPagesStandingArmyLibertarianThemeOppositionReignEmergingColorfulIndelibleIncorporatingEnglish Speaking Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
“I have never found, in anything outside of the four walls of my study, an enjoyment equal to sitting at my writing desk with a clean page, a new theme, and a mind awake.” WritingMindFoundStudyFourWallEqualPagesSittingCleanAwakeEnjoymentThemeDesksFour Walls Book:Irving's Works Source: Irving's Works
“I had Paterson, and The Art Lover, to guide me for The Tales of Horror (written from 1988-'97 and published in 1999), but I still was so lost, back then, as I tried to understand what I was writing and how it went together. There was a draft of that manuscript that had all these brightly colored paper clips on the pages so I could visualize what I saw as the book's themes and threads - that was a long time ago.” WritingLongArtStillsBookTogetherLostSawsWrittenLoversHorrorPaperPagesLong TimeGuidesTalesThemeThreadLong Time AgoManuscriptsClipGuide MeArt LoversPaper Clips Author:Laura Mullen
“My goal is to create a book where the entire book-text, pictures, shape of book-work together to create the theme. The placement of images and text on the page is crucial for me.” BookTogetherGoalShapesPagesThemeWorking TogetherCrucialPlacement Author:Chris Raschka
“It sometimes is better to write in a more directed, focused way when the pages are aimed at something already, a mission statement or a basic spine that represents the theme or the concept that you've agreed on, and writing partners are great for that because you can sit there until you get it.” WayWritingSometimesPagesConceptsMissionsFocusedPartnersStatementsThemeSpineMission Statement Author:Shane Black