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Kim’s Quotes

“A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from.”
― Arthur Miller

tags: writing, writing-advice, writing-quotes

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“If you have ever been disappointed in a badly-made setting, you know the felling of betrayal and the sting of wasted time. When you invest time and money in a fictional work, only to discover the world is poorly made, it's a betrayal of your trust.”
― Steven Savage, Way With Worlds Book 1: Crafting Great Fictional Settings

tags: reading, trust, worldbuilding, writing-advice

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“Only God gets it right the first time and only a slob says, "Oh well, let it go, that's what copyeditors are for.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: editing, writing, writing-advice

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“First rule of exposition: Less is more.”
― Joyce Rachelle

tags: characterisation, characterization, exposition, world-building, writers, writers-on-writing, writing, writing-advice, writing-quotes

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“Writing is easy. Writing well is hard work.”
― Amy Joy

tags: writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-process-writing-advice

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Kim’s Groups

Cozy Mystery Corner — 5078 members — last activity 10 hours, 41 min ago
Cozy Mystery Lovers! If you enjoy lighthearted cozy mysteries, please join us to read the featured monthly books, play some games, and participate in ...more

UK Book Club — 6891 members — last activity 15 hours, 58 min ago
This is a book group for GoodReads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. The g ...more

Paranormal Women's Fiction Fanatics — 262 members — last activity Sep 12, 2021 05:52AM
A place we can discuss, cuss, and have a hell of a good time sharing our thoughts on all things PWF

My Vampire Book Obsession — 3245 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
Other places have Badges. We have Vampire Hearts. Welcome to My Vampire Book Obsession group. If, like us, you enjoy anything VAMPIRE in the paran ...more