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> [“If you want to write faster, the first step is to know what you're writing before you write it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/if-you-want-to-write-faster-the-first-step-is-to-know-what-you-re/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

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## More by Rachel Aaron

> [“Never put a scene you don't love in your book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/never-put-a-scene-you-don-t-love-in-your-book/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“It’s one of humanity’s worst traits. Good intentions justify all kinds of terrible behavior.” Myron”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/it-s-one-of-humanity-s-worst-traits-good-intentions-justify-all-kinds/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“(The sweet spot for traditional publishing is between 80k and 100k, though Fantasy can go up to 120k.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/the-sweet-spot-for-traditional-publishing-is-between-80k-and-100k/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“Sometimes the price of doing the right thing is higher than we realize when we do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/sometimes-the-price-of-doing-the-right-thing-is-higher-than-we/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“Every writing session after this realization, I dedicated five minutes (sometimes more, never less) and wrote out a quick description of what I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/every-writing-session-after-this-realization-i-dedicated-five-minutes/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“A book is not a battle, nor is it a conquest. A book is a story, and telling it should be an enjoyable exercise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/a-book-is-not-a-battle-nor-is-it-a-conquest-a-book-is-a-story-and/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“The point I'm trying to make is that by recording my progress every day, I had the data I needed to start optimizing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/the-point-i-m-trying-to-make-is-that-by-recording-my-progress-every/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“I know your mother has a secret stash. Can she get me a clean one? Free-range organic?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/i-know-your-mother-has-a-secret-stash-can-she-get-me-a-clean-one-free/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“I am a mage,” she replied with every ounce of haughtiness three years in a competitive doctoral program had taught her. “We bend the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/i-am-a-mage-she-replied-with-every-ounce-of-haughtiness-three-years/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“Tension is making the reader ask a question, and then not answering it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/tension-is-making-the-reader-ask-a-question-and-then-not-answering-it/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/as-such-the-first-question-you-should-be-asking-yourself-isn-t-is/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“How did you get in here?' (...) 'How I got here isn't important, because I could do it twenty times again, each time a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/how-did-you-get-in-here-how-i-got-here-isn-t-important-because-i/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“Every writing session after this realization, I dedicated five minutes (sometimes more, never less) and wrote out a quick description of what I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/every-writing-session-after-this-realization-i-dedicated-five-minutes-2/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/he-winked-at-their-mother-who-snarled-at-him-and-julius-decided-he-d/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

> [“Otherwise I risk ending up with a story whose voice doesn’t match its meat, which is just about the worst problem ever to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-aaron/otherwise-i-risk-ending-up-with-a-story-whose-voice-doesn-t-match-its/)

[Rachel Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-aaron/)

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