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> [Actually solving the puzzles in the book isn't going to improve anyone's writing, but "trying to solve the puzzle" is one way to think about what a lot of us - writers and other artists - do every day. Step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/actually-solving-the-puzzles-in-the-book-isn-t-going-to-improve/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

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## More by Peter Turchi

> [The key of writing fiction isn't just to remove something that the reader or listener can easily imagine. It's not a matter of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/the-key-of-writing-fiction-isn-t-just-to-remove-something-that-the/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [To ask for a map is to say, "Tell me a story."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/to-ask-for-a-map-is-to-say-tell-me-a-story/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [The challenges for the writer included deciding which secrets were most important, how many secrets revealed were too many, which characters should know which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/the-challenges-for-the-writer-included-deciding-which-secrets-were/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [You can learn all sorts of rules and techniques of writing and still not be able to assemble something beautiful or enchanting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/you-can-learn-all-sorts-of-rules-and-techniques-of-writing-and-still/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [Most writers I know move back and forth between the rational and the intuitive, though there are some who approach writing very rationally, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/most-writers-i-know-move-back-and-forth-between-the-rational-and-the/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [ The books \[and games\] that give us the most pleasure combine uncertainty and satisfaction, tension and release. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/the-books-and-games-that-give-us-the-most-pleasure-combine/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

> [Actually solving the puzzles in the book isn't going to improve anyone's writing, but "trying to solve the puzzle" is one way to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-turchi/actually-solving-the-puzzles-in-the-book-isn-t-going-to-improve/)

[Peter Turchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-turchi/)

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