Make Every Word Count Quotes

“When you are describing things and places the reader has seen, keep description short by reminding him of the pictures he has on file. When you are describing things and places the reader has not seen, keep description short by using pieces of the pictures he has on file to create new pictures.”
― Gary Provost, Make Every Word Count: A Guide to Writing That Works—for Fiction and Nonfiction

“If you write well and honestly, with character rising from background and action springing from character, and if you remain true to your vision of life, then theme will emerge in the reading process. And if you write what you believe, and only what you believe, the theme will inevitably be consistent.”
― Gary Provost, Make Every Word Count: A Guide to Writing That Works—for Fiction and Nonfiction