Question any thinking person as to why he ‘never reads novels’, and you will usually find that, at bottom, it is because of the disgusting tripe that is written by the blurb-reviewers. – George Orwell
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There’s a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it. – Vince Flynn
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No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills, and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice. – Rob Liano
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I’m always pretending that I’m sitting across from someone telling them a story and I don’t want them to get up until I’m finished. – James Patterson
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Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page. – Sidney Sheldon
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I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. – Chuck Klosterman
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Words have the capacity for deception. They’re all full of subtext, and some of them are cliche and overused and vernacular. They’re tricky. All I can say is, words are tricky. – Andrew Bird
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The remedy is to abandon the larger for the smaller… to do the small thing closely and deeply rather than the big thing loosely and superficially. – Colson Whitehead
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In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where it belongs. – HP Lovecraft
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Read. Write. Read some more. Explore the universe through your writing. Practice and learn what moves you and what doesn’t. – Darynda Jones
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