Finding The Right Word…
“The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning” [Mark Twain].
The Moving Word
Writer, Preacher, Bookworm, Student of the Word
Archive for the category “Quotes”
Let the Characters Breathe
“The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point, like painting by the numbers, they often remain stick figures. They will never take on a life of their own. The most exciting thing is when you find a character doing something surprising or unplanned. Like a character saying to me: ‘Hey, Richard, you may think I work for you, but I don’t. I’m my own person.'” –Richard North Patterson
Writer’s Thoughts 8/25/10
Quotes, tips and meditations from the Writer’s Desk
Ten Ways to Write Skinny Sentences
How to handle pronouns in our fiction
The proper way to handle self-promotion
“You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death” [William Goldman].
Ten Habits of Successful Authors
Becoming a Successful Freelancer
Five Tips to Effective Writing
The Moving Word 