Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant.
You don't choose your themes; they choose you. The meaning of your stories will rise out of your deepest longings, often out of longings so deep that… - Marion Dane Bauer
You don't choose your themes; they choose you. The meaning of your stories will rise out of your deepest longings, often out of longings so deep that…
- Marion Dane Bauer
Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools. - Marion Dane Bauer
Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools.
another word for talent is obsession. - Marion Dane Bauer
another word for talent is obsession.
Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts. - Marion Dane Bauer
Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts.
Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enric… - Marion Dane Bauer
Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enric…
It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise. - Marion Dane Bauer
It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise.
I used to tiptoe up to my bedroom door and leap into my room in an attempt to surprise my dolls in the midst of some kind of action. Unfortunately, t… - Marion Dane Bauer
I used to tiptoe up to my bedroom door and leap into my room in an attempt to surprise my dolls in the midst of some kind of action. Unfortunately, t…
when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most. - Marion Dane Bauer
when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most.
Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from t… - Marion Dane Bauer
Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from t…
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