The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first draft, and it's almost impossible to get stuck at a difficult chapter, because you've already done the work to push through those kinds of blocks.

  • -- George Stephen 乔治·斯蒂芬

这样做的好处是,在花大量时间写初稿之前,你就能发现故事的缺陷,而且你几乎不可能在一个困难的章节卡住,因为你已经做了很多工作来克服这些障碍。

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It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.

做一个爱人比做一个丈夫容易,原因很简单:每天保持机智比时不时地说些好听的话更难。

That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

这是伟大的事情发生的时候,当你不总是检查自己,对自己和别人所做的事情吹毛求疵的时候。

My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also.

我的儿子曾经有过写作的想法,并试着写一点,所以这也给了我写作的灵感。

We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there's no other motive except the even baser one of making money....

我们出版只是为了满足我们对名望的渴望;没有其他动机,除了更卑鄙的赚钱动机……

What writer wants to make compromises with story? Story is the only reason you're in it.

哪个作家愿意在故事中妥协?故事是你参与其中的唯一原因。

I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.

我希望我的人生故事没有让你太厌烦。