“People are suckers for the truth and they know it when they see it. Open your soul and they will stop and watch.”
Dan Alatorre“People are suckers for the truth and they know it when they see it. Open your soul and they will stop and watch.”
Dan Alatorre“On working with other writers: You develop honesty and you can then ask the really embarrassing questions. I have learned so many things I didn’t want to know, and they were all a result of interesting interviews for background information.”
Dan Alatorre“Writers get ideas all day every day. The FedEx guy delivers a package from Sears and the writer is thinking how it could actually be a ticking time bomb.”
Dan Alatorre“Dig deep and go where the pain and fear and joy are, and put it out there. The minute you shy away from pure honesty in your writing, you become a liar.”
Dan Alatorre“Don’t polish it forever, put it out there. At some point the changes aren’t improvements, they’re just changes.”
Dan Alatorre“I come up with an idea and I’ll start throwing little suggestions for possible scenes into a folder, but before I seriously sit down to write Word One, they whole outline is finished. Sue me. It works.”
Dan Alatorre“I get up at 4am or 5am and write for a few hours before the rest of the world wakes up. And I don’t drink caffeine. That combination is basically a deal breaker for every other author I know. I don’t usual check email, Facebook or Twitter until at least 6:30am, either, another killer for most authors.”
Dan Alatorre“It’s amazing how my mind opens up right when I have to run on the treadmill. I’ve finished three chapters rather than run a mile.”
Dan Alatorre“Who do I think would appreciate my book?I’m surprised anybody does. Oops, did I say that out loud?”
Dan Alatorre“I wasn’t a class clown, because nuns have no sense of humor. They have rulers.”
Dan Alatorre