How To Keep Your Ass Anchored To The Seat And Get The Juices Flowin'

 I'm always pretending that I'm sitting across from somebody.  I'm telling them a story, and I don't want them to get up until it's finished.

James Patterson

How To Be A More Prolific Writer - An Example

Don't remember when I fell on this article, but I'm glad I saved it to share it with you!  I liked it because I've found that this method of writing (or process, rather), which I discovered on my own via trial and error (and boy were there errors!), is actually working quite well for me (obviously this is a very subjective opinion).

The gist of it is summarized in this very apt graph (a picture's worth a thousand words, eh, eh?  OK.  I'm leaving now...)

To Remember When Editing...

Every sentence must do one of two things -- reveal character or advance the action.

Kurt Vonnegut