“While writing the first draft is an exercise in shutting down all of the things we think we know so that the story features come tumbling out, the revision is the end of the joy ride. We pull on the… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“The central character is an incomplete package of yearning that takes the length of the novel to complete. Completion, though, is not to be… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“I started out hoping to remind people at some point in the novel that we should be loving and kind. But then the theme… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Humans need each other for equilibrium and support. But writers must pull aside to take a quiet walk alone, not just for the sake of serenity but to hear the Voice inside. That is how the storyteller connects with with others--listen, write, share.” — Patricia Hickman Copy Share
“The confessional writer will treat her story like a wailing wall. She kneels, and her story spills out, messy, improper. It isn’t a protest… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“The conflict each day is whether to immerse in books or writing. I can't do one without the other, but I can't do both… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Because of sorrow, my awareness of life's pulse is strongly detectable. It is syncopation while I journey, a lap of ocean in the eyes… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“While writing the first draft is an exercise in shutting down all of the things we think we know so that the story features… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Facing the sagging middle when writing a novel, while inevitable, may be overcome by pre-planning. I divide my collection of proposed scenes into three… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
