“The speeding reader guts a book the way the skillful clean fish. The gills are gone, the tail, the scales, the fins; then the fillet slides away swifly as though fed to a seal.” WayBookGoneReaderCleanFishesScalesGutsFedsTailsSlidesSealsSkillfulSpeedingFins Author:William H. Gass
“1. Find a subject you care about. 2. Do not ramble, though. 3. Keep it simple. 4. Have the guts to cut. 5. Sound like yourself. 6. Say what you mean to say. 7. Pity the readers.” MeanCareSoundSimpleCuttingSubjectsLike YouReaderPityGutsLike YourselfKeep It Simple Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“Nobody ever wrote a story for me. I told in every story what was really inside my gut, and it came out that way. My stories began to get noticed because the average reader could associate with them.” WayStoriesReaderAverageGutsAssociates Author:Jack Kirby
“To be honest, I want readers to be wrung out. As a novelist, I don't have a political agenda or specific philosophy; I'm trying to create a gut-wrenching, intimate, memorable experience.” WantTryingPhilosophyPoliticalHonestReaderBeing HonestNovelistsIntimateMemorableGutsAgendasPolitical AgendasMemorable Experiences Author:Jillian Medoff