52 Quotes by James Scott Bell

In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity.

...God created the world in six days. On the seventh day, he rested. On the eighth day, he started getting complaints. And it hasn't stopped since.

Get a PHD No, not a doctoral degree. I mean a PHD attitude: Poor, Hungry and Driven.

Keep writing. Get to the end. Don’t allow yourself to abandon the project. You must finish what you write. But what, you ask, if I have a chaotic mess at the end? Celebrate. This is the way it usually is, even for veteran novelists.

Luck is where hard work meets opportunity.

Superb historical romance, with a spiritual theme woven seamlessly throughout. I much enjoyed The Covered Deep and look forward to more from its author!

The most important rule: Do not, I repeat, do not censor yourself in any way. Leave your editorial mind out of the loop. Just let the ideas come pouring out in any way, shape, or form they want to. Do not judge anything.

Write like you’re in love. Edit like you’re in charge.

Structure is translation software for your imagination.