More than working toward the book's climax, I work toward the denouement. As a reader and a writer, that's where I find the real satisfaction. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book climax denouement
At a certain point in the writing of any book, you become absolutely certain that it's terrible and is only getting more terrible with every word you write. This is normal. You just have to keep going, push your way through, and have faith that, through practice and experience and determination, you will get to the end. Greg van Eekhout absolutelybookdetermination share on social
I think there's only one reason to write in any genre or to any particular age group: You are called to it. You think it'd be fun. Greg van Eekhout agecallfun Change image and share on social
It's possible I'm a weird person, you know, and if I could only write for people who are like me, I wouldn't have any audience at all. Ultimately, I'm my audience. I'm writing stories for myself. I don't have kids of my own, and I don't hang around kids all that much. Maybe that puts me at a disadvantage. Greg van Eekhout audiencedisadvantagehang share on social
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work should have some bearing on the climax or denouement, and any denouement which is not the inevitable result of the preceding incidents is awkward and unliterary. H. P. Lovecraft awkwardbearclimactic share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly. Carlos Santana climaxconcertcry Change image and share on social