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The Germ Of A Story Is A New And Simple Element Introduced Into An Existing Situation Or Mood.

A Man Rising In The World Is Not Concerned With History; He Is Too Busy Making It. But A Citizen With A Fixed Place In The Community Wants To Acquire A Glorious Past Just As He Acquires Antique Furniture. By That Past He Is Reassured Of His Present Importance; In It He Finds Strength To Face The Dangers That Lie In Front Of Him.

They Tell You That You'll Lose Your Mind When You Grow Older. What They Don't Tell You Is That You Won't Miss It Very Much.

Be Kind And Considerate With Your Criticism... It's Just As Hard To Write A Bad Book As It Is To Write A Good Book.

Any Fiction Should Be A Story. In Any Story There Are Three Elements: Persons, A Situation, And The Fact That In The End Something Has Changed. If Nothing Has Changed, It Isn't A Story.