I had seen a few years ago that new and interesting avenues of thought, conversation and action opened up when I changed the antagonist of a story into its protagonist. This time, instead of switching to another viewpoint character, I changed the heroine’s family background.
Kristin Wolden Nitz

I had seen a few

And when I’m writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don’t necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I’m working on, because they’re simply my way of getting to know the characters.
Norton Juster

And when Im writing

What are any of us to do? Abandon the work or complete it, learn from the experience, cry, forgive ourselves, and move on… Now dry your eyes. There’s work to be done.
Eric Maisel

What are any of us