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. Somehow voice seems to be the natural manifestation of all the narrative decisions we've made so far. We discover it more than we fabricate it.
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…
- Philip Gerard
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.
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…
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.
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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