Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What do you want the reader to get out of it? What do you want to get out of it. It’s also about making a serious time commitment and getting the project done.
– Suze Orman
Tag: reader
Quotable 155
Tell a story! Don’t try to impress your reader with style or vocabulary or neatly turned phrases. Tell the story first.
– Anne McCaffrey
Quotable 146
All writing is a journey. You take the reader by the hand and you lead him somewhere. And you want to make sure he never lets go of your hand.
– Roger Ebert
Quotable 122
You’re romancing your reader with every word, every line. And when a romance runs out of surprises, the thrill is gone.
– Jenny Wingfield
Quotable 107
A successful story is a narrative that the reader reads all the way through to the end and enjoys.
– Bruce Holland Rogers
Quotable 101
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
– E. L. Doctorow
Quotable 84
Pique the reader’s curiosity, then gratify it.
– Matthew White
Fiction: Custard Pie
Dave opened the door to his home and walked in. He took off his cap and jacket and hung them on the coat tree. As he turned to go into the living room he froze in place.
There stood Missy, and she was armed; a custard pie with a high dome of whipped cream rested, rather heavily, in her right hand.
“Missy,” Dave said, “I see you are standing there armed with a custard pie with a high dome of whipped cream. It is resting, rather heavily, in your right hand.”
“Nothing gets past you, Dave. That includes this pie.”