“Tension is making the reader ask a question, and then not answering it.” — Rachel Aaron Answering Copy Share Image
“I know your mother has a secret stash. Can she get me a clean one? Free-range organic?” — Rachel Aaron Parenting Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the price of doing the right thing is higher than we realize when we do it.” — Rachel Aaron Doing right Copy Share Image
“The point I'm trying to make is that by recording my progress every day, I had the data I needed to start… — Rachel Aaron Every day Copy Share Image
“It’s one of humanity’s worst traits. Good intentions justify all kinds of terrible behavior.” Myron” — Rachel Aaron Good intentions 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… — Rachel Aaron Write 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… — Rachel Aaron Book Copy Share Image
“(The sweet spot for traditional publishing is between 80k and 100k, though Fantasy can go up to 120k.)” — Rachel Aaron Publishing 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… — Rachel Aaron Book 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… — Rachel Aaron Badass 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… — Rachel Aaron Haughtiness 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… — Rachel Aaron Writing Copy Share Image
“That said, some of my best scenes and most dramatic scenes have actually been the ones I’ve combined to get my word… — Rachel Aaron Dramatic Copy Share Image
“When a plot won't move forward, it's almost always because there's something I don't know about the characters or the world or… — Rachel Aaron Characters Copy Share Image
“If you want to write faster, the first step is to know what you're writing before you write it.” — Rachel Aaron First step Copy Share Image
“Specifically, I ask that my scenes do three things: Advance the story Reveal new information Pull the reader forward” — Rachel Aaron Books Copy Share Image
“do NOT go pulling things you like out of your novel because some forum person told you your idea "won't sell.” — Rachel Aaron Books Copy Share Image
“If you want to write Murder She Wrote in space with anime-style mecha driven by cats, go for it. Nothing is off… — Rachel Aaron Cats Copy Share Image
“Well, he’s not really my friend,” Julius admitted. “I don’t even know his real name, actually, but I was his healer in… — Rachel Aaron Friendship 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… — Rachel Aaron Parenting Copy Share Image
“She used me back!” Amelia cried, puffing out her chest. “Why do you think I’m so tiny, huh? Marci sucked me down… — Rachel Aaron Copy Share Image
“From your explanation, it sounds like the future is made from our decisions, which suggests it’s all free will. But if there… — Rachel Aaron Destiny Copy Share Image
“First rule of thievery,' Eli said, grinning, 'only run if you're not coming back.' (...) 'First rule of thievery, never use the… — Rachel Aaron Funny Copy Share Image
“Who is the writer here? YOU ARE. Whose book is it? YOUR BOOK. There are no writing police. No one is going… — Rachel Aaron Book Copy Share Image
“Otherwise I risk ending up with a story whose voice doesn’t match its meat, which is just about the worst problem ever… — Rachel Aaron Writer Copy Share Image
“As soon as the cold became uncomfortable, Eli had opened his shirt and had a nice long chat with the burn on… — Rachel Aaron Deal Cold Copy Share Image
