There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days."
George SingletonYou do not have to explain every single drop of water contained in a rain barrel. You have to explain one drop-H2O. The reader will get it.
George SingletonI have to deal with seven ex-stray dogs, and one ex-stray cat. One dog is nearing nineteen years old. Before I go to teach, he likes for me to tell him bedtime stories.
George SingletonDon't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write.
George Singleton