40 Quotes by K.M. Weiland

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then have a catharsis.” – Anne Rice.

Here.” He lifted the jiswar into her arms. “You have the distinct appearance of a woman in need of something warm and furry.” The.

In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen.” – Mike Judge.

THE ART OF fiction is a wide-open sea of possibilities, in which the author is a wave-tossed ship along for the ride. And what a glorious ride it is! On the other hand, the craft of fiction puts that same ship under the expert guidance of a captain who knows how to decipher his chart of those seas and then furl, trim, and jib his sails so his ship will carry him through the story on precisely the right course.

But as always, the dreams had to stay in the sky. On the ground, there were only cold, hard truths.

What I’ve learned over the years is that the folks telling you to trust them are usually the last people who deserve it.

If you’re ever at a loss as to what to write about, ask yourself to imagine the one story, essay, poem, or book that you’d most like to read. Then write it.”25.

The moment fiction becomes dishonest is the moment it ceases to matter.

This man pitched women off his deck into the night, kidnapped little boys, and whipped dogs. So help him God, Hitch didn’t need a knife to finish this filth. He’d do it with his bare hand.