Books Quote by Nick Petrie Download Open image “The minute the reader isn't sure what's happening, you're lost.” — Nick Petrie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Happening Lost Minute Reader Sure
Remember that the reader's attention is yours for only a single instant. They will not use up their valuable time trying to figure out… — John Caples Copy Share Image
I think that all writing is in search of lost time. I'm starting to realise that very clearly. — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
That moment when you are reading, your mind wanders off , and you have no idea what you just read. The fuck did I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Readers soon tire of prefaces, and skip them, and so the labor of writing them is lost. — Sarah Josepha Hale Copy Share Image
I think there's a fine line between being so obtuse that you lose the reader completely, which is the intention for some writers, though… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
I suppose people might consider me a 'loose' reader, as I seem willing to read anything of quality thinking and prose. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
If something's not working, it's wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, 'Actually, you've gone off the deep end here'. — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
There's always time to read. Don't trust a writer who doesn't read. It's like eating food prepared by a cook who doesn't eat. — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
To be a carpenter or a builder or a home inspector, you have to have that kind of visual brain where you can sort… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
Character drives the story, and the story drives the book. I don't think about where the action should go, or how much there should… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I don't outline or plan ahead when I write a novel. The more I know about what's going to happen, the less interesting it… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
From a purely craft standpoint, a simple character has a single motivation, while complex characters have two or three or more motivations, at least… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I'm most interested in people who've lived life in the extreme, which is what draws me to crime fiction. — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
It's fun to figure out a way to make something happen that will get the reader involved on a visceral level. When written well,… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I try not to think too much about my writing process - I tend to feel my way forward and find more insights that… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I love the beautiful distractions of the world - television and movies, video games, the Internet in general. But I try really hard to… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
It's odd for me to compare my stuff to Lee Child's, because I'm such of fan of his, and also because it's curiously something… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to the extremes of human behavior, and crime fiction is a great way to explore the lives and stories of… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I'm not a big believer in the idea of genre - I'm a fan of any writer who can pull me into compelling characters… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
