Fiction shows the external effects of internal conditions. Be aware of the tension between internal and external movement.

We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.

You're...writing for other writers to an extent-the dead writers whose work you admire, as well as the living writers you like to read.

I dressed and went for a walk - determined not to return until I took in what Nature had to offer.

There is no answer. It's okay. But even if it wasn't okay, what am I supposed to do?

I think a little menace is fine to have in a story. For one thing, it's good for the circulation.

Writers will be judged by what they write.