In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes click diary draft
It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice. Colleen McCullough characterdeadgive Change image and share on social
In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination. Colleen McCullough birdfindhave share on social
The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. Colleen McCullough fortylovelyman Change image and share on social
It's funny because you know the novel process: you get the drafts, you get the galley, and then you get the galley proofs. You have opportunities to change things all along. But the further along in the process you go, the more careful you have to be in making those changes, and the smaller the changes have to be. Greg Rucka carefulchangedraft share on social
Every time you log in to Facebook, every time you click on your News Feed, every time you Like a photo, every time you send anything via Messenger, you add another data point to the galaxy they already have regarding you and your behavior. Jon Evans addbehaviorclick share on social
I write for kids because I think the most interesting (and most humorous) stories come from people's childhoods. When I was writing 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid,' I had a blast talking on the phone to my younger brother, Patrick, remembering all of the things that happened to our family when we were growing up. Jeff Kinney blastbrotherchildhood share on social