I wrote my first short story in third grade. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes grade short story
My grandmother was a psychiatrist and possibly the ultimate of all skeptics. But even she couldn't explain the strange noises we so often heard in the attic. Jennifer McMahon atticexplaingrandmother Change image and share on social
You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing's happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly. Jennifer McMahon beautifullycharacterface Change image and share on social
I think we all have a kind of dark side, and that's what keeps life - and characters - interesting. That's one of the things that I'm drawn to write about again and again, the secrets we keep and how they shape us. Jennifer McMahon characterdarkdraw 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
I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller absurditybeardedhard Change image and share on social
Oakland Technical High School. Like any high-school experience, it was ambiguous. I was shy with girls; I had friends, but there were times I didn't feel I had the right friends. My grades were only so-so. Frank Oz ambiguousexperiencefeel share on social