Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.
Quotes
Make your novel readable. Make it pleasant to read. This doesn’t mean flowery passages; it means strong, simple, natural sentences.
Make your novel readable
Fiction gives us a reach into the lives of individuals that would otherwise be but a closed door. If we are gifted with a desire to tell tales, then we should tell them . . . if only to reach but a few.
Fiction gives us a reach
Don’t be too stubborn to revise. The only thing you should be married to is your spouse, and let’s be honest, you’ve thought about revising them at least once or twice.
Don’t be too stubborn
Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.