One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes begin big explain
I'm a great believer in gathering together all your obsessions and seeing if you can make a novel out of them. Scarlett Thomas believergathergreat Change image and share on social
I think predictability is built into any good novel in some way - you begin reading Anna Karenina and you know pretty much what's going to happen at the end. But that doesn't mean you know what's going to happen in the middle. For me, it's that sense of what happens in the middle that's important. Scarlett Thomas annabeginbuild share on social
I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche. Scarlett Thomas clichehatestereotype Change image and share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social
I remember watching 'Colombo' a lot with my dad. That was one of the first detective shows I remember watching. And I remember my dad turning to me - my dad loves to turn to me and explain why things are funny. He used to do that with 'Seinfeld' all the time. He did it with 'Colombo', too, set the scene. Stephanie Beatriz colombodaddetective share on social