Elizabeth George Quotes

Elizabeth George
American Author
Born: Feb 26, 1949
First Me Myself Write Writing You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
Art can't be taught; passion can't be taught; discipline can't be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft. Elizabeth George
Art Writing Discipline Passion Both Craft Taught
Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters. Elizabeth George
Events Logical Situation Plot Characters Status Status Quo Put Simply Most Deal Essentially Quo Sequence Incident Initial Grow
Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. Elizabeth George
School First Half High High School Half Years Catholic Catholic School Years Yes Forest Oh Taught Lake Then English
I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found it so frightening to write. Elizabeth George
Wish Back Would Write Lead Had Known Mastery Frightening Process Then Product Found
I myself have suffered periodically from hearing voices at night when I'm trying to sleep. Elizabeth George
Myself Voices Hearing Trying Suffered Night Sleep
When I start a book, I write a minimum of five pages every day, except weekends. If I'm going on a ski trip, I take my computer with me, get up at six, do my five pages, and then go skiing. Elizabeth George
Day Me Every Day Book Every Minimum Trip Except Weekends Computer Write Take Go Up Five Get Going Six Ski Then Skiing Pages Start
I really liked the idea of creating a journal myself. It's like the way I clear my throat. I write a page every day, maybe 500 words. It could be about something I'm specifically worried about in the new novel; it could be a question I want answered; it could be something that's going on in my personal life. I just use it as an exercise. Elizabeth George
Life Myself Day Every Day Words Personal Life Every Worried Way About Something Throat Could Write Clear Journal Idea New Like Liked Exercise Answered Question Personal Going Maybe Just Want Really Creating Page Use Novel Specifically
I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. Elizabeth George
School First High High School Catholic Catholic School Forest Taught Lake Then English
Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning. Elizabeth George
Book People Words Job Picture Beginning Other Back See Write Written Name Cover Lots End Front Want In Other Words
It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader. Elizabeth George
Job Touch Reader Novelist
I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view. Elizabeth George
Writing Frankly Find Both Point Point Of View Another Understand Disconcerting Discover Person Taught View Who Fascinating Believes

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