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If I ever make a hole in one, A thrill that I've never known, I won't be believed and I'll have no fun, For I'm sure to be playing alone.

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Richard North Patterson

The business of writing is empathising with situations that aren't your own.

Business, Empathising, Situation, Situations, Writing
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Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy.

Book, Writing, Simple, Tries, Write, Enjoy

Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing.

Change, Character, Deepen, Falling In Love, Point, Writing

The rulings of the past do not always apply in the present.

Apply, Past, Present, Ruling, Rulings

Writing is akin to method acting. Before the writer can render a fully convincing world, he or she must inhabit that world, and every major character who lives there. I'm not suggesting that one always has to go this far. But I truly believe what makes the setting for my novels come alive is that I've lived there first.

Believe, Writing, Character, Acting, Fully

No one should be judged by the worst moment of his life.

Worst Moments, Should, Judged, Life, Moment
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