Conflict is what makes the storytelling wheels go round.
Jessica Brody
Quotes
Don’t think of ‘art notes’ as ‘art notes.’ Think of them as ‘ACTION notes.’ They are explaining the action that has to happen for your story to work — action that does not appear in the text itself.
Tara Lazar
Don’t think of art notes
Simply write. Write simply. As few words as you need, but no fewer. But simply write.
Seth Godin
Simply write-Write simply
A named character becomes a Chekhov’s gun. The reader will expect that character to come back and do something explosive.
Anne R. Allen
A named character becomes
Writing is a skill, and the more we do it, the better we get at it.
Gail Carson Levine