Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth.
Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your … - Philip Gerard
Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your …
- Philip Gerard
Voice is one of the most elusive qualities in any story. We recognize it when we hear it, but it's hard consciously to create an authentic voice. Som… - Philip Gerard
Voice is one of the most elusive qualities in any story. We recognize it when we hear it, but it's hard consciously to create an authentic voice. Som…
The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. . . . The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. - Philip Gerard
The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. . . . The simplest tool of the writer is repetition.
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. - Philip Gerard
You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman… - Philip Gerard
You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman…
It's not enough simply to record the way people actually talk. The dialogue must be concentrated, shaped, dramatically moving, in a way that real-lif… - Philip Gerard
It's not enough simply to record the way people actually talk. The dialogue must be concentrated, shaped, dramatically moving, in a way that real-lif…
The habits of craft, developed day in and day out over a working lifetime, create moments of astonishment, sublime and magical effects, precisely bec… - Philip Gerard
The habits of craft, developed day in and day out over a working lifetime, create moments of astonishment, sublime and magical effects, precisely bec…
For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right. - Philip Gerard
For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right.
The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world. - Philip Gerard
The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.
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