Quote of the Day (Peter Turchi, on Writing as a Kind of Puzzle)

“The composition of every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle. This is true of a novel, a sonnet, an autobiographical essay, a play or screenplay, a love letter, and an email to a colleague about a problem at work. Whom do we address? With what tone? How should we begin? What do we want the reader to think or feel or understand? Is it best to be direct or indirect, sincere or disarming? Should we start with a joke? A quotation?” —American fiction writer, editor, and instructor Peter Turchi, A Muse and a Maze: Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic (2014)