How To Write A Novel In 6 Months Quotes

“does the reader really need to know this piece of information? If the answer is “No,” cut it out.”
― Thomas Emson, How To Write A Novel In 6 Months

“three questions Sellotaped to my laptop and I consider them when I am writing a scene. Every character must have a “simple, straightfoward, pressing need which impels him or her to show up in the scene,” Mamet says. Of course, he is advising screenwriters here. But we, as novelists, can also benefit from his counsel.”
― Thomas Emson, How To Write A Novel In 6 Months

“Mamet says you should ask three questions when constructing a scene: Who wants what? What happens if they don’t get it? Why now?”
― Thomas Emson, How To Write A Novel In 6 Months