Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part … - Marion Dane Bauer

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The most inspiring thing for me about Calvin Klein was how subversive the advertising's message was. That's what drove me in my creative process and also in my creating now. The new advertising campaign is Calvin Klein the way I see it today. It's also bringing back the kind of subversive element that I always saw in Calvin Klein's campaigns.

Marion Dane Bauer

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant.

Control, Part, Skills, Steepest, Stories, Writing

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Never think of revising as fixing something that is wrong. That starts you off in a negative frame of mind. Rather think of it as an opportunity to improve something you already love.

Fixing, Mind, Opportunity, Starts, Thinking

I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories live. And those stories have been informing my days, comforting my nights, and extending possibilities ever since. If that library had not been there, if the books - such as they were - had not been free, my world would be poor, even today.

Book, Books, Heart, Night, Nights, Poor

It is the nature of stories to leave out far more than they include.

Include, Leave, Nature, Stories

Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enrich every story moment without slowing the action.

Attention, Invisibly, Like, Needs, Snake, Snakes

another word for talent is obsession.

Obsession, Talent, Word