Jody Hedlund says, “Constantly using our creative muscles is the key to keeping them in shape and preventing writer’s block.” Check out the visual for the quote and other quotes for writers on my Writing Board at Pinterestdotcomslashjkleistc
“Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”
Ray Bradbury
“Plot is
Eric Clapton Quote
“Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.” ~Eric ClaptonTurns 68 today. Happy Birthday, Eric! Writers, does your POV character take a big risk, one that will keep the readers turning pages?
Characters’ Actions Define Them
Thomas Jefferson’s quote applies to the characters we develop as well. When we writers show how the characters take action, the readers know them on a deeper level and keep turning the pages. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act. Action will delineate and define you.” ~Thomas Jefferson
Oscar Wilde Quote
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Character Paradox
All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It’s fun, and it’s fun because it’s hard. – Edward Norton Actor
Flannery O’Connor Quote
“The truth is not distorted here, but rather a certain distortion is used to get at the truth.” Flannery O’Connor. I discovered Flannery O’Connor in a college English class and became an instant fan of short stories because of her work.