“One of the ways in which writers most show their inventiveness is in the things they tell us about how they write. Generally speaking, I don't like to make a plan before I've written a story. I find it kills the story - deadens it, makes it uninteresting. Unless I'm surprised by something in a story, the reader's not going to be surprised either.” WayWritingStoriesShowsPlansWrittenReaderInventiveness Author:Philip Pullman
“A form wherein we can enjoy simultaneously what is best in both the novel and the short story form. My plan was to create a book that affords readers some of the novel's long-form pleasures but that also contains the short story's ability to capture what is so difficult about being human - the brevity of our moments, their cruel irrevocability.” HumansLongBookMomentsStoriesFormEnjoyDifficultAbilityPleasureNovelPlansReaderCaptureShort StoryBeing HumanBrevity Author:Junot Diaz
“We are so blessed, we get hundreds of emails a day that say, “John, I’ve worked this plan for one year and I can really see my growth.” So what I would love is for readers to do that for a year and then email me.” YearsI CanMatterTodayGrowthLove IsPlansReaderBlessedEmail Author:John C. Maxwell