“Plot joined the expedition unwooed, as a necessary companion. It was not the scout. The scout was a certain mood. I followed that mood, and let the shape of the story flow from that.” — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
our finest writing will certainly come from what is unregenerate in ourselves. It will come from the part that is obdurate, unbanishable, immune to… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
To gain the book, one must give up all hope for the book. It is the only way the book can get written. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“Daily life is always extraordinary when rendered precisely. We can unlock our lives with a pencil tip.” — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
What is this thing that has us chewing at our own selves, grating ourselves against our own sharp sieve? It is the act of… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“We should be told: Write fast, write close to the bone, write for ten hours straight until you’re not thinking in words anymore, but… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
The antidote to envy is one's own work. Always one's own work. Not the thinking about it. Not the assessing of it. But the… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Fiction structures an experience for the reader to live through. ... That is why people read: to have experiences. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. They are the ones who discover… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
