Bird by Bird, p.43-93
#1 "if you're lucky, your characters may become impatient with your inability, while writing dialogue, to keep up with all they have to say" (P.67)
I really liked this quote because to me it just represents how rounded your characters can become that the story will come naturally, and they will feel slowed down by you and how fast you can type. Good characters can really make or break a story and I feel like that fact is emphasized in this chapter. Having fully developed characters where you know their beliefs, desires, fears, goals, etc is very important to have a well-rounded story. Even modeling characters off real people can prove to help develop writing skills to one day be able to have this effect with your characters. One of the parts that I enjoy the most about writing is character development, which is why this quote stood out to me! I hope one day my characters are so much like real people that they don't need me to think so hard to tell the story, they'll help tell it for me!
#2 "Everyone I know flails around, kvetching and growing despondent, on the way to finding a plot and structure that work. You are welcome to join this club" (p.85)
I liked this quote for a lot of reasons, firstly, it's reassuring to hear from a professional author that although she might seem like she has it all together she doesn't. She is also an imperfect writer at times, and so are the other writers she knows, none of them are ever able to sit down and perfectly write up a story beginning to end. I've been struggling a lot with our assignments because of a lack of creative energy in my quarantined environment, and it was nice to have a reminder that you have to struggle a little bit to find a structure that will work for the story you're telling. I also struggle with perfectionism and getting things perfect the first time, I like this book in general because it just emphasizes practice and patience!
I really liked this quote because to me it just represents how rounded your characters can become that the story will come naturally, and they will feel slowed down by you and how fast you can type. Good characters can really make or break a story and I feel like that fact is emphasized in this chapter. Having fully developed characters where you know their beliefs, desires, fears, goals, etc is very important to have a well-rounded story. Even modeling characters off real people can prove to help develop writing skills to one day be able to have this effect with your characters. One of the parts that I enjoy the most about writing is character development, which is why this quote stood out to me! I hope one day my characters are so much like real people that they don't need me to think so hard to tell the story, they'll help tell it for me!
#2 "Everyone I know flails around, kvetching and growing despondent, on the way to finding a plot and structure that work. You are welcome to join this club" (p.85)
I liked this quote for a lot of reasons, firstly, it's reassuring to hear from a professional author that although she might seem like she has it all together she doesn't. She is also an imperfect writer at times, and so are the other writers she knows, none of them are ever able to sit down and perfectly write up a story beginning to end. I've been struggling a lot with our assignments because of a lack of creative energy in my quarantined environment, and it was nice to have a reminder that you have to struggle a little bit to find a structure that will work for the story you're telling. I also struggle with perfectionism and getting things perfect the first time, I like this book in general because it just emphasizes practice and patience!
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