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Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.
Ah. In my experience, when people say they don't know whether they love someone, they usually mean no.
The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.
TMI? Too Much Information. It”s just easier to say 'TMI'. I used to say 'don't go there', but that's lame.
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
Just as a pebble thrown into the water creates ripples, so our thoughts create similar effects on our palms.
I'm probably better known in the US as a YA writer, I have a huge body of adult horror and fantasy behind me.
I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.
"What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you."
You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded.
The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.
And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.
I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.
First up, the lost and found has gone missing. It itself, is lost. So please try not to lose anything until we find it.
My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many.
You know I hate disappointing even one person, and I really hate disappointing everyone but I love burlington coat factory
Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.
The best moment is when you walk into a bookstore and see a pile of your books - that is the oddest experience in the world!
You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.
Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t.
What you call magic is nothing more than an act of the imagination fired by the senses, then given shape by the power of your aura.
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!
I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.
Artists want to sell their work, sure. But they aren't out there asking questions about what people want and what they don't want, now are they?
The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength.
I don't want somebody sucking up to me because they think I am going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.
I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book I write has its own "soundtrack."
Abraham Lincoln once said that if you are a racist, I will attack you with the north. And those are the principles that I carry with me in the workplace.
So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark.
They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose.
I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the myths and legends in the books.
It's always been Apple's goal to ship something we were proud of and something people would be proud to own, and I think that's still true from thirty years ago.
Here, you can walk into a bookstore and pick up a Bible or Christian literature and learn. Over there, they are lucky if they have one Bible for a whole village.
Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation.
Negotiations are about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat and make one tiny mistake; you're dead. I made one tiny mistake, I wore women's clothes
Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.
When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true
He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an age when a man's word was indeed precious.
Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth.
My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.
I am a writer (and one day I'll be an author). For a long time I was a bookseller (who wrote) or a TV producer (who wrote), but for the last decade or so, its been "writer."
One of the oldest secrets of alchemy is that every living thing, from the most complex creatures right down to the simplest leaf, carries the seeds of its creation within itself.
When they were in Papua New Guinea, God just totally grabbed a hold of Will's heart and totally changed him. And within three months he was saved and he's never looked back since.
Good or bad is a matter of perspective. I met an immortal hunami once, a man called William Shakespeare, who wrote that there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
He came to a decision and looked at Dagon before climbing into the car. "Find the Disir." Dagon stiffened, showing a rare sign of emotion. "Is that wise?" he asked. "It is neccessary.
The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, Josh,” Flamel said quietly. “And the line between arrogance and stupidity even finer. Sophie,” he added, without looking at her.
Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a bit of themselves into the characters to bring them alive.
What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.