“Alice in Lapland. Any undue interest in or physical contact with children will set off alarms. If you do not want your reader to think he is reading about a pedophile, dandling of children on knees should be kept to… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Do not think us as traffic cops, or even driving instructors. Think of us instead as your onboard navigation system, available day or night,… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half of a kitten. It is not half as… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Alice in Lapland. Any undue interest in or physical contact with children will set off alarms. If you do not want your reader to… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“The male author unthinkingly creates a world in which every single member of society is male except—hey presto!—when the protagonist feels like getting laid.… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Authors often say that their novels are like their children, and you want your novel, just like your children, to reflect well on you.… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“...This particular blunder is known as deus ex machina , which is French for "Are you fucking kidding me?” — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“ The Puffer Fish: Wherein the author flaunts his vocabulary. His father was IRA and his mother was Quebecois, and they had reliquished their… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to find himself turned into an enormous symbol.” — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“...This type of ending is a special instance of deus ex machina , known as the folie adieu , which is French for "Are… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
