Merkin Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 David John Moore Cornwell, better known as British author John le Carre has this advice to writers. They should remember, he says, that "'the cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog's mat' is."--From “The Writers Almanac” for October 17th, 2016. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yes, that does lead me to wonder what happened next. C Quote Link to comment
colinian Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yes, that does lead me to wonder what happened next. C Okay, Cole... here's a prompt for you to start writing! Colin Quote Link to comment
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