Thought for the Day

"I think the most important thing when writing a novel is to find out who your characters are. Once you start getting to know them, everything else will fall into place and the plot will be determined by the way they act and react."

~ Gareth L Powell, author

Thought for the Day

"There are also these marvellous things called Beta readers – a friend who does have direct experience, can offer invaluable insight. And that means, if you’re a man wanting to write a credible female PoV, for example, you don’t make the classic cock-ups. So to speak."

~ Danie Ware, Author

Thought for the Day

"Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — in order that the reader may see what they are made of."

~ Kurt Vonnegut, "Eight Rules for Writing Fiction"