Story problems are going to happen. If you never have story problems it means you’re not working hard enough to tell stories in an original, surprising, unexpected way.
– Ken Levine
Author: bryon
haiku 449
city life –
one night a fat possum
tonight four raccoons
Quotable 331
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity and humanity.
– William Zinsser
haiku 448
you and I
connected
by syllables
Quotable 330
Art is a summoning of attention. To create it requires the highest directed focus, as does experiencing it.
– Sven Birkerts
haiku 447
white line at road’s edge –
dead possum lies
in its own blood
Quotable 329
A writer is a descendant of other writers.
– Octavio Paz
haiku 446
amish buggy sign –
distant city illumines
oncoming clouds
Quotable 328
Books aren’t about places or premises, just like watching sports isn’t about the stadium or the sponsors. It’s about the people.
– J.S. Morin
haiku 445
heavy cat
watches squirrels
through the window