Just because a poet said something didnโt mean it was true, only that it sounded good.
Janet FitchTo make films, you have to have boundless energy; you have to work and play with others really, really well, and I'm really a more contemplative kind of person. I like to sit at home and think, a lot.
Janet FitchI felt suddenly cruel, like Iยดd told dmall children there was no tooth fairy, that it was just their Mom sneaking into their room after they went to bed.
Janet FitchAlways tell us where we are. And don't just tell us where something is, make it pay off. Use description of landscape to help you establish the emotional tone of the scene. Keep notes of how other authors establish mood and foreshadow events by describing the world around the character. Look at the openings of Fitzgerald stories, and Graham Greene, they're great at this.
Janet Fitch