He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before himself a masterpiece. True art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.
Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.
They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute - so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill. Seriously. Stay away from kittens.
It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story --- one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.
Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong.
It is a time of change,'' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.
It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices.
So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.
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