Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively.
I'm always geeking out about something. - Marcus Sakey
I'm always geeking out about something.
- Marcus Sakey
I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made in the first impact the last. - Marcus Sakey
I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made in the first impact the last.
Trying to analyze a situation without enough data was like looking at a photograph of a ball in flight and trying to gauge its direction. Is it going… - Marcus Sakey
Trying to analyze a situation without enough data was like looking at a photograph of a ball in flight and trying to gauge its direction. Is it going…
No matter how long you spend at creation, you're always a student. - Marcus Sakey
No matter how long you spend at creation, you're always a student.
He had been someone before. That person had been the result of a lifetime of choices, good and bad. And like it or not, he was drawing closer to that… - Marcus Sakey
He had been someone before. That person had been the result of a lifetime of choices, good and bad. And like it or not, he was drawing closer to that…
The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter th… - Marcus Sakey
The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter th…
Once I came to really understand the mechanics of three-act structure, my life got a great deal easier. It doesn't tell you how to write your book, b… - Marcus Sakey
Once I came to really understand the mechanics of three-act structure, my life got a great deal easier. It doesn't tell you how to write your book, b…
Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest… - Marcus Sakey
Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest…
Hollywood is a deeply odd place. There are so many factors that have to go perfectly, so many schedules and visions that have to snap together for a … - Marcus Sakey
Hollywood is a deeply odd place. There are so many factors that have to go perfectly, so many schedules and visions that have to snap together for a …
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