Jake

"Oh, and when I asked my listeners how many of them had ever thought about being a writer? What proportion raised their hands? At least two-thirds. Making me suspect, for the first time ever, that the urge to write is almost universal. As it would be, wouldn’t it, don’t you think? How else can you begin to come to terms with the fact of your... See more

"The situation comes first. The characters—always flat and unfeatured, to begin with—come next." - Stephen King

"What a story is “about” is to be found in the curiosity it creates in us, which is a form of caring." - George Saunders