52 Quotes by James Scott Bell

The thing I do at the beginning is a “voice journal,” a free form doc that is the character speaking to me. I just work on it until I start to hear different from my own, or the other characters.

Robert Jordan put up his field glasses, shading the lenses carefully with his cupped hands even though there was now no sun to make a glint, and there was the rail of the bridge as clear as though you could reach out and touch it and there was the face of the sentry so clear he could see the sunken cheeks the ash on the cigarette and the greasy shine of the bayonet.

My philosophy on writing books is that if you learn only one new thing, or even get a new take on something you already know, it’s worth it.

Other men’s sins are before our eyes; our own are behind our back.

Know your death stakes! This is going to be crucial in order for you to write your novel from the middle.

If you up your skill and take more chances, your odds of success increase.

You keep writing because it’s the only way to finish the book.

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.” – Benjamin Franklin.

Anyone living in Los Angeles who has opposable thumbs is required to write a screenplay.