40 Quotes by K.M. Weiland

Examine your story. Where does it truly begin? Which event is the first domino in your row of dominoes? Which domino must be knocked over for the rest of the story to happen?

The Resolution is not just the ending of this story, but also the beginning of the story the characters will live in after readers have closed the back cover.

A great first line is the collateral that grants the author a line of intellectual credit from the reader.” – Chuck Wendig.

Pitch tugged at Orias’s coat. “Don’t. Don’t do it.” Mactalde set his goblet on a nearby table and rose. The fire lit his face from the bottom up. “You’ve come so far on your quest to save your people. I don’t think you can abandon them now.” And the gut-wrenching truth was... he couldn’t.

Most stories aren’t meant to tell every detail of a character’s life. A story is just a snapshot, a set period of time chosen and extracted from a character’s life because it offers the necessary dramatic arc.

Being too easy on their character and their readers.” – Lori Devoti.

You have the distinct appearance of a woman in need of something warm and furry.

Character and change. That’s what story is all about. We take a person and we force him onto a journey that will change him forever, usually for the better.

Creativity is a delicate and temperamental creature, and it often wilts away under the weight of “the rules” or the carping of our infernal internal editors.