“‘Almost all good stories are sad because it is the human struggle that engages us readers and listeners the most’ (from Robert Morgan)–and here I am, always looking for the happy ending.”

Janet Burroway

“Any discipline or indulgence that actually helps nudge you into a position facing the page is acceptable.”

Janet Burroway

“A ‘story’ is a series of events recorded in their chronological order. A ‘plot’ is a series of events deliberately arranged so as to reveal their dramatic, thematic, and emotional significance.”

Janet Burroway

“The mystique and the false glamour of the writing profession grow partly out of a mistaken belief that people who can express profound ideas and emotions have ideas and emotions more profound than the rest of us. It isn’t so. The ability to express is a special gift with a special craft to support it and is […]

“Don’t dread. Do.”   

Janet Burroway