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1 " Who we were shapes us into who we are, and who we are shapes us into who we’ll become. "
― Rachel Aukes , 100 Days in Deadland (Deadland Saga, #1)
2 " Whatever you didn’t plan for, that’s what’s going to happen. "
3 " This is Henry, Connie’s husband,” Picadilly said. “And you "
― Rachel Aukes , Deadland Rising (Deadland Saga, #3)
4 " There was an old Martian saying that the only thing you could get for free from a Martian was a knife in the back. "
― Rachel Aukes , Freezer Burn (Waymaker Wars #2)
5 " He died with a sparkling clean conscience because it’d never been used a day in his life. "
6 " attributes—will tug the reader’s emotions. Unlike character development, don’t be afraid to start writing your story with minimal details on your world. For any contemporary genre, you can work out many of the details once you start writing. First, setting is crucial to all genres. When and where does your story take place? Does it take place today in London or two hundred years from now on Mars? Depending on the location you select, you may have a specific landmark, holiday, or natural disaster that you can incorporate into your story. Once you know the location and time period, what is the emotion or mood you want to convey through the setting? "
― Rachel Aukes , The Tidy Guide to Writing a Novel: The clutter-free, 30-minute guide for writing a book right the first time (Tidy Guides 1)
7 " You had the taco salad, too, huh?” The "
8 " She tried to eat me.” Alan was quiet for a time. “I bet she could eat a lot.” I "
