I don't plot my novels - I move along with my characters. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes character move novel
One professor in college told me flat out I wasn't good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out. Ellen Potter backbookcollege Change image and share on social
A lot of times, when I go back to books I loved when I was young, I don't quite understand what it was that I loved about them. Rereading 'The Secret Garden,' I felt a lot like Mary feels when she visits her garden. Ellen Potter backbookfelt share on social
If E.B. White were writing in 2013, would there be a 'Charlotte's Web' trailer and an @SomePig Twitter account? I doubt it. Yet, in a way, he'd be missing out because I'm beginning to think that some of this noise is worth making - and some of it is worth hearing, too. Ellen Potter accountbegincharlotte share on social
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray. Ashley Wagner characterhelpkind Change image and share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social
What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. Sam Brownback billbookcivic Change image and share on social
