“I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that.” PeopleWayWantWritingFeelingsSeemsNaturalMy OwnShareTendenciesObservation Author:Jerry Spinelli
“It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.” WayWantGivingWritingLittlesMomentsTogetherCoursesInterestingLaughingPiecesMysteryStreetsReaderPagesSurpriseInsightObservationOne WayPlotTendernessPayoff Author:Christopher Bollen
“In the same way that Shakespeare was writing very much for his time, he was also unearthing observations that would last for generations beyond him.” WayWritingLastsGenerationsObservation Author:Alexis Denisof
“Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor.” WritingLanguagePoorQualityObservationHumdrumBad Writing Author:Christopher Isherwood