11 quotes found
“All plots are cliche.”
“Arithmetic is the death of story.”
“...(W)here there's drama, there's crap.”
“(N)ot writing was hard work, almost as hard as writing.”
“Nothing was truly unbearable if you had something to read.”
“Just start the sentence...and see what happens. This is how we write.”
“(D)ialogue is generally the worst choice for exposition. 'When you're writing lines...you need to focus on the way people actually talk. And when we talk to each other we never actually explain our...”
“(T)here are worse things than falling on your face right out of college...Like instant, unearned success. Like getting your first novel accepted by the first publisher you send it to. Like getting ...”
“(T)hey were at ease with each other, which was essential to a productive workshop.”
“Actually, the Sniper's sense of humor frightened Amy more than anything else. The parody of Carla's poem had been witty, the rudeness of Marvy's critique outlandish, and she was still, for some rea...”
“Carla was wearing a No Fear sweatshirt. You are too old, Amy wanted to tell her, for legible clothing.”
