Fiction writers come up with some interesting metaphors when speaking of plot. Some say the plot is the highway and the characters are the automobiles. Others talk about stories that are "plot-driven," as if the plot were neither the highway… — James N. Frey Copy Share Image
All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills. — James N. Frey Copy Share
“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… — James N. Frey Copy Share
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… — James N. Frey Copy Share
For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic. — James N. Frey Copy Share
“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… — James N. Frey Copy Share
When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are unyielding, you… — James N. Frey Copy Share
It has been said that Ernest Hemingway would rewrite scenes until they pleased him, often thirty or forty times. Hemingway, critics claimed, was a… — James N. Frey Copy Share
It is possible to combine a story line and plot line in the same work. Usually the storylines comes first, serving as a background… — James N. Frey Copy Share
“Before you go ahead with a flashback, ask yourself if you can make the same impact on your reader through conflict in the now… — James N. Frey Copy Share
To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict. — James N. Frey Copy Share
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… — James N. Frey Copy Share
Fiction writers come up with some interesting metaphors when speaking of plot. Some say the plot is the highway and the characters are the… — James N. Frey Copy Share
“Fiction can be more real to the reader than reality itself because fiction is the essence of life” — James N. Frey Copy Share
