Show enough backstory to allow the reader to glean and make assumptions about what remains behind the curtain of time, yet continues to influence the character’s worldview, attitudes, decisions, and actions. — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
If you’ve ever wondered why some writers who, in your humble opinion, don’t write as well as you do yet are rich and famous… — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
Remember, the essence of storytelling demands that we place our main characters on a path. A quest with something at stake, with something to… — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
We need to break free from the habits of mind and behavior, to discover the possibilities of who we can become. — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
“Never hire anyone who starts a sentence with the word "Dude!" and never work for a guy who doesn't know the difference between mute… — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
In the life of a real writer, nothing is ever lost, no word you write is a waste of your time or energy. — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
“Mine were the actions of a desperate man. Present a defining moment to one and he'll bite every time.” — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
“I believe that we take every memory and every moment with us, and that whatever those memories are become our heaven or our hell.” — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
“The fact is men can't handle it. They can't take the heat when it gets ugly. Women, on the other hand, band together in… — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
“Instinct is the elusive magic that happens when art collides with hard-won craft.” — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
But writers experience the world and themselves in a unique way. We look for meaning. We see it even when we are not paying… — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
Men leave women for other women. Women leave men for another way of life. — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
