You Can't Take A Character Anywhere They

Tremble, All Ye Oppressors Of The World!

And What Is The Religion Of Many Persons But A Kind Of Demonism That Delights In Human Sacrifices And Causes Them To Look With Horror On The Greatest Part Of Mankind? Plutarch, It Is Well Known, Has Observed Very Justly That It Is Better Not To Believe In A God Than To Believe Him To Be A Capricious And Malevolent Being.

I Don't Need All That Much - I Just Need To Know Who My Characters Are And What Kind Of Jam They're Going To Get Into, And I'll Write Myself Out Of Their Jam.

The Kind Of Event On A Conveyor Belt That Causes A Fire Occurs In A Variety Of Industrial Environments, Not Uniquely In Coal Environments.

If You're Writing A Book That Takes Place In New York In The Moment, You Can't Not Write About 9-11; You Can't Not Integrate It. My Main Character's View Is The Statue Of Liberty And The Trade Center. It Doesn't Have To Take Over, But It Has To Be Acknowledged.