I do find stories - or literary fiction - an apt form for analyzing the world. And especially for trying to imagine… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“And I tell her about his description because I want her to know what I now know, which is that the place… — Carola Perla Copy Share Image
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writer's palette. I suppose I'm in the minority but I think… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,'… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“There's something in your eyes that scares me," Max whispired, looking through the window. Landon took her face into his hand and… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Write for joy. It is the *only* reason to write. Whatever happens to your books afterward, just write for joy. Send your… — Welwyn Wilton Katz Copy Share Image
“Just read The Virtue of Minding Your Own Business. Oh my, what currents run deep! Beautifully seen, beautifully told. Praise praise praise… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“It was the sunlight coming through the window that woke Alex up; mother nature's own alarm clock rudely snapped him back to… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“A novelist must wrestle with all mysteries and strangeness of life itself, and anyone who dies not wish to accept that grand,… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“Very soon you will find yourself at the end of a dirt road, only inches from a threshold . . . a… — Mark Ristau Copy Share Image
“She let her mind drift, thinking about new lingerie designs, wishing she'd brought along her sketchpad. Inspiration could strike at the most… — Heather Barbieri Copy Share Image
“Elsa's mother no longer spoke to her of men and love, but of duty and fate and accepting one’s burden. As far… — Kathy-Diane Leveille Copy Share Image
“And there was nothing quite like the surprise attack of a snarling black bear, even one missing all forty-two teeth, to urge… — Cole Alpaugh Copy Share Image
“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew… — K. Ritz Copy Share Image
