I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I’m able to conceal the information I’m trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about. – Dan Brown
When I was young, I craved romance in books, but I didn’t want to read just romance. Love plays such a big part in our lives, it shouldn’t be cut out and restricted to its own fiction. – Rainbow Rowell
The thing about romance and romantic movies is that they can be somewhat melodramatic…. There’s a certain cringe factor that’s involved with that. – David Lyons
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail. – Charles R Swindoll
The secret of being boring is to say everything. – Voltaire
A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. – Ludwig Wittgenstein
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think that big emotions come from big words? – Earnest Hemingway
To be honest, I don’t really have much of an opinion on fanfiction. As long as people aren’t commercially exploiting characters I’ve created, and are doing it for each other, I don’t see that there’s any harm in it. Either way, it’s a good place to write while you’ve still got your training wheels on. – Neil Gaiman
Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. – Louis L’Amour
Snowballing a story into a series to establish yourself as an author can be a smart strategy. But if you try to snowball a weak story, you’ll have a snowball’s chance in hell of success. – Lisa Poisso
At heart, self-publishing is kind of like a bake sale. The end product does not need to resemble the one that comes from a commercial bakery, but it must taste good. No one wants the lumpy, under-baked oatmeal cookies with spinach and alfalfa flavored chips. – D.C. Williams
One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion. – Tim Ferriss
Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find writing is hard, it’s because writing is hard. – William Zinsser
