The Die Hard Plot Lesson

via THE BLACK BOARD forum

”There is only one plot—things are not what they seem.”

“There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and I’ve used every one, but there is only one plot – things are not as they seem.” 

...and other quotes.

Jim Thompson's quote, discussion on  THE BLACK BOARD forum

“Write as if everyone you ever loved was dead.”

via Scott McCloud / Lynn Freed / Anne Lamott / Nadine Gordimer

Daniel Day-Lewis' test for enthusiasm

‘You’ve got to be like a greyhound in the slips at the beginning of a job because you’re sure as hell going to be crawling by the end of it.’ [ Time Out London interview ]