Only a fool worries over what he can’t control..

Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?.

Everyone knew what he was thinking. Certainly there were demons in the world. But they were like Tehlu’s angels. They were like heroes and kings. The….

I took a deep breath, 'I took the nahlrout because I didn't want to faint. I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the bes….

Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters..

I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'….

But it isn’t a rough draft either. The one I turned in several months ago was rough. There were some bad plot holes, some logical inconsistencies, pa….

There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet..

Reading aloud sounds like a good idea, but honestly, it doesn't work very well. Good dialogue in a book doesn't actually bear much resemblance to rea….

This is the nature of love." Vashet said. "To attempt to describe it will drive a woman mad. This is what keeps poets scribbling endlessly away. If o….

Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don't close things off properly at the end..

Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your character comes from….

I'm not officially a collector, but I have a strange attraction and a weakness for keys and coins. Old keys and interesting coins..

Stories only happen to people who can tell them..

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case s….

All stories are true," Skarpi said. "But this one really happened, if that's what you mean..

The best lies about me are the ones I told..

If I'd been whoring before class and waved a corset at him, no one would have thought twice about it!.

Some tropes are universal. Boy meets girl. Betrayal and revenge. The search to discover a hidden truth.... A mother's love isn't cliché, it's univers….

To be both rich and handsome was bad enough. But to have a voice like honey over warm bread on top of that was simply inexcusable..

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself..