Unless you're writing for a humorous effect, elves or space aliens and all creatures who aren't human should … - Will Shetterly

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The most exciting part of finding out who we are is discovering our own uniqueness, who we are outside the box, beyond the categories in a Psychology 101 textbook. In our inimitable singularity, there is an infinite range of possibility that cannot be tied to any one description of what it means to be human or healthy.

Will Shetterly

Unless you're writing for a humorous effect, elves or space aliens and all creatures who aren't human should at least be as strange as, oh, the French.

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Moving around is good for creativity: the next line of dialogue that you desperately need may well be waiting in the back of the refrigerator or half a mile along your favorite walk.

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There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away.

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It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all.

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In fantasy, impossible things exist. In science fiction, impossible things exist and can be understood by humans. In supernatural horror, impossible things exist and cannot live in peace with humans.

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Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you.

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