The Fiction Writing Handbook Quotes

“I promise that if you write faithfully, from your heart, hitting the page with the spirit of a samurai, the results will be both surprising and motivating”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook

“I developed an instinctive understanding of it by osmosis and could tell correct usage from incorrect without being able to explain it;”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook

“One can craft powerful, resonant fiction without overloading every available slot in a character’s makeup.”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook

“Third, avoid substitutes for the word said. Referred to in the trade as said-bookisms, these toxic usages will mark you as a beginner and get you a rejection slip faster than anything, and rightly so.”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook

“The reader is on your side until you trip them up. All they’re asking is that you tell a good story about interesting people who feel real to them.”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook: The Professional Author's Guide to Writing Beyond the Rules

“Dario uses examples in this book that criticize some of my favorite stories and extol the virtues of stories I thought were terrible.”
― Dario Ciriello, The Fiction Writing Handbook: The Professional Author's Guide to Writing Beyond the Rules