Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
E. L. DoctorowThe historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
E. L. DoctorowI am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.
E. L. Doctorow