The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.
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
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 only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world. - Philip Gerard
You will not read voice on the page; you will hear it in your head. - Philip Gerard
You will not read voice on the page; you will hear it in your head.
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…
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.
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.
You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman… - Philip Gerard
You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman…
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