Jeffrey Robinson > Jeffrey's Quotes

“Write non-fiction like fiction, so the reader is constantly turning the page to find out what happens next, and write fiction like non-fiction, so that when your character walks out of the donut shop and turns left into the nunnery, there really is a nunnery next door and not a muffler shop.”
― Jeffrey Robinson

“When you know how to find a story – when you know what a story looks like and where they hide – you see them everywhere.”
― Jeffrey Robinson

“When people ask me how I write, I always answer, “Out loud.” It’s the single most important piece of advice I give young writers. I insist, unequivocally, the greatest works that have every been written were – every one of them – written out loud. Learn that trick, teach yourself to listen to what you’re writing, and your writing will improve immeasurably.”
― Jeffrey Robinson