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When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind." (Letter to Alexander Chekhov, May 10, 1886) ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#detail #nature #show-don-t-tell #writing #life

To write is to stand at the edge of a bottomless well, unafraid of falling in. ↗

— Steven Ramirez

#life

Indentations on the page, words, my friends, and I will share them with you. ↗

— Victoria Sawyer

#writing-life #writing-process #life

When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#authors #books #heroine #love #stories

The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting. I loved working with Judith Light and all the other actors on the show at that time. ↗

— Michael Storm

#exciting #gordon #head #i #light

There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar. ↗

— Amy Bloom

#love

The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel I've written, regardless of time and place. ↗

— Rose Tremain

#difficult #each #every #exciting #i

Ah, I do so love this charmingly rustic, elvin kingdom!-Baozhai ↗

— Mar Mai

#dragon #dragons #fun #the-dragon-tutor #writing

One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break. ↗