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Fiction Writers Quotes

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors Picture Quote #1

Many fiction writers eventually want to feel that their work forms a single, unified entity Picture Quote #1

You know, as fiction writers, if our instincts are off, we can’t pay our bills Picture Quote #1

Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything Picture Quote #1

The only people who have the long view are some scientists and some science fiction writers Picture Quote #1

Fact is often stranger than fiction because most writers of fiction try to make their stories plausible Picture Quote #1

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I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers Picture Quote #1

Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form Picture Quote #1

Well you can’t believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living Picture Quote #1

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you Picture Quote #1

All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style Picture Quote #1

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible Picture Quote #1

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There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point Picture Quote #1

That’s what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings Picture Quote #1

As a writer one doesn’t belong anywhere. Fiction writers, I think, are even more outside the pale, necessarily on the edge of society. Because society and people are our meat, one really doesn’t belong in the midst of society. The great challenge in writing is always to find the universal in the local, the parochial. And to do that, one needs distance Picture Quote #1

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not Picture Quote #1

I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things Picture Quote #1

I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It’s always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work Picture Quote #1

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There are vast differences between scripts and stories, of course. Few fiction writers would want to give up the opportunity to explore how the minds of their characters work, or to set aside the opportunity to provide necessary background exposition in a succinct fashion Picture Quote #1

Fiction writers are strange beasts. They are, like all writers, observers first and foremost. Everything that happens to and around them is potential material for a story, and they look at it that way Picture Quote #1

Delaying and withholding tactics, red herrings, partial and doubtful outcomes are stock in trade for fiction writers, especially crime writers Picture Quote #1

Science fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world, because it’s the history of ideas, the history of our civilization birthing itself... Science fiction is central to everything we’ve ever done, and people who make fun of science fiction writers don’t know what they’re talking about Picture Quote #1

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it’s a poem, it’s almost written in my head somewhere Picture Quote #1

Most fiction writers uses dreams decoratively without relating them to daily life, but the contemporary writer is becoming more expert at detecting the influence of one upon the other Picture Quote #1

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Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can’t talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful Picture Quote #1

There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher Picture Quote #1

My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there’s no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I’ve met say the same thing Picture Quote #1

In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they’re living for the length of a book inside another person Picture Quote #1

I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that’s so beautiful, all those painted characters, all those travels and adventures Picture Quote #1

I’m in love. And I like how that feels. And I hate how that feels. Because love is an invention of fiction writers Picture Quote #1

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The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors (Fiction Writers Quotes) Many fiction writers eventually want to feel that their work forms a single, unified entity (Fiction Writers Quotes) You know, as fiction writers, if our instincts are off, we can’t pay our bills (Fiction Writers Quotes) Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything (Fiction Writers Quotes) The only people who have the long view are some scientists and some science fiction writers (Fiction Writers Quotes) Fact is often stranger than fiction because most writers of fiction try to make their stories plausible (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers (Fiction Writers Quotes) Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form (Fiction Writers Quotes) Well you can’t believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living (Fiction Writers Quotes) Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you (Fiction Writers Quotes) All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style (Fiction Writers Quotes) Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible (Fiction Writers Quotes) There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point (Fiction Writers Quotes) That’s what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings (Fiction Writers Quotes) As a writer one doesn’t belong anywhere. Fiction writers, I think, are even more outside the pale, necessarily on the edge of society. Because society and people are our meat, one really doesn’t belong in the midst of society. The great challenge in writing is always to find the universal in the local, the parochial. And to do that, one needs distance (Fiction Writers Quotes) Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not (Fiction Writers Quotes) I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things (Fiction Writers Quotes) I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It’s always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work (Fiction Writers Quotes) There are vast differences between scripts and stories, of course. Few fiction writers would want to give up the opportunity to explore how the minds of their characters work, or to set aside the opportunity to provide necessary background exposition in a succinct fashion (Fiction Writers Quotes) Fiction writers are strange beasts. They are, like all writers, observers first and foremost. Everything that happens to and around them is potential material for a story, and they look at it that way (Fiction Writers Quotes) Delaying and withholding tactics, red herrings, partial and doubtful outcomes are stock in trade for fiction writers, especially crime writers (Fiction Writers Quotes) Science fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world, because it’s the history of ideas, the history of our civilization birthing itself... Science fiction is central to everything we’ve ever done, and people who make fun of science fiction writers don’t know what they’re talking about (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it’s a poem, it’s almost written in my head somewhere (Fiction Writers Quotes) Most fiction writers uses dreams decoratively without relating them to daily life, but the contemporary writer is becoming more expert at detecting the influence of one upon the other (Fiction Writers Quotes) Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can’t talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful (Fiction Writers Quotes) There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher (Fiction Writers Quotes) My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there’s no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I’ve met say the same thing (Fiction Writers Quotes) In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they’re living for the length of a book inside another person (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that’s so beautiful, all those painted characters, all those travels and adventures (Fiction Writers Quotes) I’m in love. And I like how that feels. And I hate how that feels. Because love is an invention of fiction writers (Fiction Writers Quotes)

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