“I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.” ThinkingWorldWritingLittlesStoriesCommonFantasyPiecesFailingCaughtTendenciesLegacyExpensesUnfortunateCaught UpDescribing Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counselling rather than a collaborating task. The tendency of the writer-editor to collaborate is natural, but he should say to himself, 'How can I help this writer to say it better in his own style?' and avoid 'How can I show him how I would write it, if it were my piece?'” IfsShouldWritingHelpingShowsNaturalCasesPiecesStyleTasksTendenciesEditorsEditingCollaboratingEditing And Writing Book:Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself Source: Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself
“Decades of indoctrination, manipulation, censorship and KGB excursions haven't altered this fact: People want a piece of their own little Something-or-Other, and, if they don't get it, have a tendency to initiate counterrevolution.” PeopleIfsWantLittlesFactsPiecesHavensDecadesTendenciesManipulationCensorshipAlteredIndoctrinationInitiateExcursionsKgb Author:Frank Zappa