Venkatesh Rao@vgrI haven't written full stories that are either good or great in this sense. But there have been good/great sentencesQuote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 27, 2016A good story surprises the reader (though not necessarily in 'twist' way), a great story surprises the writer.10:01 PM · Aug 27, 20161 Like
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Aug 27, 2016Replying to @vgrreminds me of how a lot of novel writers describe work that they create the characters and then just watch what they do.114
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 27, 2016Replying to @kylemathewsI've been trying, failing to get there. It's like teaching riding a bike. Characters keep falling over if I don't hold steady 😢11