“Writers pay a lot of attention to wordage, because some publishers seem to care more about length than about quality and will… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“At first I was exhilarated by my freedom from the responsibility of the kingship. This lasted about seven minutes. I was also depressed by… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will be, because… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not. We who control our feelings, who… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
Barbarian --A Code of Conduct honored by all true barbarian warriors, requiring excellent coordination with weapons, closeness to nature, awkwardness with women, common sense,… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
But one must go where one's road leads, even when it's a distressing road. — Piers Anthony Copy Share
“What is life, except an ongoing instinct for survival? Nature uses that instinct to make us perform; otherwise we would all relax, and the… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
