Peg Brantley – Page 5

“When you are deciding what to leave out, begin with the author. If you see yourself prancing around between subject […]

“Substitute damn every time you’re inclined to write very; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as […]

“When you give up a bit of work don’t (unless it is hopelessly bad) throw it away. Put it in […]

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” —Douglas Adams It feels as if […]

“On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed […]

“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” —Elmore Leonard I recently read a book that has received […]

“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually […]

“The best thing about writing fiction is that moment were the story catches fire and comes to life on the […]

“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” —Stephen King […]

“Remember to load your brain before you shoot your mouth off.” —Unknown Sounds like some western wisdom to me, and […]