It is hard to find romance in the present because there's nothing left to the imagination.
James McBrideFirst person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.
James McBrideThe thing that I do is that when I fail, I just keep quiet about it. I just let it go. It's done. I just go to the next thing. I don't complain, I don't go to - I pick my battles very, very judiciously, and I just assume that there's good in the heart of everybody.
James McBride