Kellie Elmore Quotes

“No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl.”

“It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.”

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”

“I can write anywhere. But I don't use a computer, and I could never write on a laptop. I hate the sound of computers; it's too dull, like it's not doing anything for you.”

“I would say just start writing. You've got to write every day. Copy someone that you like if you think that perhaps could become your sound, too. I did that with Hemingway, and I thought I was writing just like Hemingway. Then all of a sudden it occurred to me - he didn't have a sense of humor. I don't know anything he's written that's funny.”

“I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.”

“Psychopaths... people who know the differences between right and wrong, but don't give a shit. That's what most of my characters are like.”

“I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.”

“I love how summer just wraps it’s arms around you like a warm blanket.”

“Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.”