“I usually do at least a dozen drafts and progressively make more-conscious decisions. Because I've always believed stories are closer to poems than novels, I spend a lot of time on the story's larger rhythms, such as sentence and paragraph length, placement of flashbacks and dialogue.” StoriesDecisionNovelConsciousSentencesDialogueRhythmLengthDozenAlways BelieveParagraphPlacementFlashback Author:Ron Rash
“I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story.” StoriesUseLyingFictionHonestyAlways BelieveLife Story Author:Charles de Lint