It's not enough simply to record the way people actually talk. The dialogue must be concentrated, shaped, dramatically moving, in a way that real-life… — Philip Gerard Copy Share
The habits of craft, developed day in and day out over a working lifetime, create moments of astonishment, sublime and magical effects, precisely because… — Philip Gerard Copy Share
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
But a writing project begins not just in doubt but also in faith-that if your passion is genuine, if you have mastered the elements… — Philip Gerard Copy Share
Voice is one of the most elusive qualities in any story. We recognize it when we hear it, but it's hard consciously to create… — Philip Gerard Copy Share
“Nobody writes a book. What you write every day is a piece of a book, a fragment, a scene.” — Philip Gerard Copy Share
Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your sensibility. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
We create an interior 'movie' in the reader's head through words on the page. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art:… — Philip Gerard Copy Share
The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. . . . The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world. — Philip Gerard Copy Share
“The fastest way to write is to pretend you have all the time in the world.” — Philip Gerard Copy Share
