“[The] reader is not primarily interested in plot. He is interested in what happens because he is interested in the character it happens to. No incident has any place in the story unless it has an emotional impact on the character--and on the reader.
Newbery Acceptance Speech”
― Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Newbery Acceptance Speech”
― Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
“The best stories are the ones with the unexpected plot twists that no one would have guessed, even the writer.”
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“Beneath every story, there is another story. There is a hand within the hand...... There is a blow behind the blow.”
― The Power
― The Power
“Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions."
(Letter to Alexander Chekhov, May 10, 1886)”
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(Letter to Alexander Chekhov, May 10, 1886)”
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