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> [For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/for-some-it-is-harder-to-write-a-novel-than-to-row-a-bathtub-across/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

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## More by James N. Frey

> [All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/all-good-plots-come-from-well-orchestrated-characters-pitted-against/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [“You can kill the spell of identification just as easily as you can create it—if you lose the readers' sympathy for the character. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/you-can-kill-the-spell-of-identification-just-as-easily-as-you-can/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [You will never work through writer's block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/you-will-never-work-through-writer-s-block-if-you-walk-away-from-your/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/for-some-it-is-harder-to-write-a-novel-than-to-row-a-bathtub-across/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [“So far, we’ve discussed how you start with a germinal idea and what makes a good one; then we discussed the villain profile and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/so-far-we-ve-discussed-how-you-start-with-a-germinal-idea-and-what/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are unyielding, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/when-characters-have-different-goals-and-are-intent-on-achieving-them/)

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> [It has been said that Ernest Hemingway would rewrite scenes until they pleased him, often thirty or forty times. Hemingway, critics claimed, was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/it-has-been-said-that-ernest-hemingway-would-rewrite-scenes-until/)

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> [It is possible to combine a story line and plot line in the same work. Usually the storylines comes first, serving as a background…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/it-is-possible-to-combine-a-story-line-and-plot-line-in-the-same-work/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes everything you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/novel-writing-is-like-heroin-addiction-it-takes-everything-you-ve-got/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [“Before you go ahead with a flashback, ask yourself if you can make the same impact on your reader through conflict in the now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/before-you-go-ahead-with-a-flashback-ask-yourself-if-you-can-make-the/)

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> [To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/to-set-a-forest-on-fire-you-light-a-match-to-set-a-character-on-fire/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [Writer's block is real. It happens. Some days you sit down at the old typewriter, put your fingers on the keys, and nothing pops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/writer-s-block-is-real-it-happens-some-days-you-sit-down-at-the-old/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [Fiction writers come up with some interesting metaphors when speaking of plot. Some say the plot is the highway and the characters are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/fiction-writers-come-up-with-some-interesting-metaphors-when-speaking/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

> [“Fiction can be more real to the reader than reality itself because fiction is the essence of life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/fiction-can-be-more-real-to-the-reader-than-reality-itself-because/)

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> [The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/the-opposing-missions-of-the-various-characters-create-the-plot/)

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