The books [and games] that give us the most pleasure combine uncertainty and satisfaction, tension and release.
Actually solving the puzzles in the book isn't going to improve anyone's writing, but "trying to solve the puzzle" is one way to think about what a l… - Peter Turchi
Actually solving the puzzles in the book isn't going to improve anyone's writing, but "trying to solve the puzzle" is one way to think about what a l…
- Peter Turchi
The books [and games] that give us the most pleasure combine uncertainty and satisfaction, tension and release. - Peter Turchi
To ask for a map is to say, "Tell me a story." - Peter Turchi
To ask for a map is to say, "Tell me a story."
The key of writing fiction isn't just to remove something that the reader or listener can easily imagine. It's not a matter of being coy, or withhold… - Peter Turchi
The key of writing fiction isn't just to remove something that the reader or listener can easily imagine. It's not a matter of being coy, or withhold…
You can learn all sorts of rules and techniques of writing and still not be able to assemble something beautiful or enchanting. - Peter Turchi
You can learn all sorts of rules and techniques of writing and still not be able to assemble something beautiful or enchanting.
Most writers I know move back and forth between the rational and the intuitive, though there are some who approach writing very rationally, and other… - Peter Turchi
Most writers I know move back and forth between the rational and the intuitive, though there are some who approach writing very rationally, and other…
The challenges for the writer included deciding which secrets were most important, how many secrets revealed were too many, which characters should k… - Peter Turchi
The challenges for the writer included deciding which secrets were most important, how many secrets revealed were too many, which characters should k…
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