Getting ideas is the least difficult part of the fiction writing process. What's hard, really hard, is making those ideas come together in a well-conceived, compelling story. So many of these ideas that seem wonderful at first blush end up leading nowhere. They won't sustain the weight of a story. They won't spin out past a few pages. They won't lead to something insightful and true.
Terry Brooks, Sometimes the Magic Works, 2005
Terry Brooks, Sometimes the Magic Works, 2005
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