“Tension is making the reader ask a question, and then not answering it.” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“As such, the first question you should be asking yourself isn’t “Is this a good book?” but "Is this really the story I want to spend my time on?” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“It’s one of humanity’s worst traits. Good intentions justify all kinds of terrible behavior.” Myron” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
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“Sometimes the price of doing the right thing is higher than we realize when we do it.” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“Every writing session after this realization, I dedicated five minutes (sometimes more, never less) and wrote out a quick description of what I was… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“A book is not a battle, nor is it a conquest. A book is a story, and telling it should be an enjoyable exercise.” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
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“I know your mother has a secret stash. Can she get me a clean one? Free-range organic?” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“I am a mage,” she replied with every ounce of haughtiness three years in a competitive doctoral program had taught her. “We bend the… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“Tension is making the reader ask a question, and then not answering it.” — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“As such, the first question you should be asking yourself isn’t “Is this a good book?” but "Is this really the story I want… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“How did you get in here?' (...) 'How I got here isn't important, because I could do it twenty times again, each time a… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“Every writing session after this realization, I dedicated five minutes (sometimes more, never less) and wrote out a quick description of what I was… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“He winked at their mother, who snarled at him, and Julius decided he’d better keep things moving before someone got blood all over his… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
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