Steven Amsterdam quotes

Nursing demands vigilance about people. The sights and smells that a patient offers, their movements and their offhand comments all contribute crucial information to understanding what they need. Training and experience heighten one's ability to see what needs to be seen. (Steven Amsterdam)
A story is built on characters and reasons. View quote
Steven Amsterdam
Fiction demands structures and recognizable shapes. Big surprises only draw attention to the writer's hand. View quote
Steven Amsterdam
Being with a small publisher has been huge. They bat for me for everything. View quote
Steven Amsterdam
Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades, read thousands of books, and even worked in publishing for 10 years. Who knew that nursing would be my break? View quote
Steven Amsterdam