“Effective use of details, more than any other single factor, distinguishes publishable manuscripts from those that have a good story line but somehow ‘aren’t quite right for us.’ ”
Nancy Kress, Beginnings, Middles and Ends
My head is full of book at the moment. These ones. I will explain the reasons and causes later in the week of my mental jam, but today’s quote is enough to demonstrate my nerves: because instead of writing I’m reading books about writing, which is never a good sign of confidence.
