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-life conversation seldom is.
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.
- Philip Gerard
But a writing project begins not just in doubt but also in faith-that if your passion is genuine, if you have mastered the elements of your craft, in… - Philip Gerard
But a writing project begins not just in doubt but also in faith-that if your passion is genuine, if you have mastered the elements of your craft, in…
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. - Philip Gerard
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth.
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.
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…
We create an interior 'movie' in the reader's head through words on the page. - Philip Gerard
We create an interior 'movie' in the reader's head through words on the page.
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.
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 …
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