She Was Such A Bad Actress. She

The Word Rattled In My Head Like Rocks In An Oatmeal Box.

Always Tell Us Where We Are. And Don't Just Tell Us Where Something Is, Make It Pay Off. Use Description Of Landscape To Help You Establish The Emotional Tone Of The Scene. Keep Notes Of How Other Authors Establish Mood And Foreshadow Events By Describing The World Around The Character. Look At The Openings Of Fitzgerald Stories, And Graham Greene, They're Great At This.

Life Should Always Be Like This. ... Like Lingering Over A Good Meal.

A Couple Of Times, I Could Have Turned A Trick. But I Didn't Want To Start. I Knew How It Would Play. When You Started Thinking It Was Easy, You Were Forgetting What It Cost.

Although She Was Giddy With Exhaustion, Sleep Was A Lover Who Refused To Be Touched.