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> [Guy Kay is probably my favorite and the writer I most want to emulate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/guy-kay-is-probably-my-favorite-and-the-writer-i-most-want-to-emulate/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

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## More by David B. Coe

> [I'm not the most talented writer in the world. I know that. But I also know that I'm disciplined, that I work my butt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-m-not-the-most-talented-writer-in-the-world-i-know-that-but-i-also/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/writing-about-craft-has-forced-me-to-think-more-about-my-own-writing/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [I listen to instrumental jazz and bluegrass, but aside from my AM workout, I have no rituals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-listen-to-instrumental-jazz-and-bluegrass-but-aside-from-my-am/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [I can't speak in too much detail about a book or story I'm working on because I find that it takes the energy out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-can-t-speak-in-too-much-detail-about-a-book-or-story-i-m-working-on/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [“she felt that there was a tide within her, moving with the power of the moon and the ocean and the goddess, who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/she-felt-that-there-was-a-tide-within-her-moving-with-the-power-of/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [I believe that I improve with every book I write - most writers will probably tell you the same thing. I'm still learning my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-believe-that-i-improve-with-every-book-i-write-most-writers-will/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [Guy Gavriel Kays Tigana is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. Its beautifully written, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/guy-gavriel-kays-tigana-is-in-my-opinion-one-of-the-best-if-not-the/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [I write every day for most of the work day, and I try to write 2,500 words per day... If I don't make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-write-every-day-for-most-of-the-work-day-and-i-try-to-write-2-500/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [Guy Kay is probably my favorite and the writer I most want to emulate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/guy-kay-is-probably-my-favorite-and-the-writer-i-most-want-to-emulate/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [As I write, invariably I encounter more questions and answer those as I go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/as-i-write-invariably-i-encounter-more-questions-and-answer-those-as/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [Before writing, I start with a series of questions, specific things I need to know before I can write the book... That list grows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/before-writing-i-start-with-a-series-of-questions-specific-things-i/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [In teaching writing, I'm learning new things about writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/in-teaching-writing-i-m-learning-new-things-about-writing/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [The best writing advice I ever got was "Keep moving forward, don't retreat into rewrites." The worst came from a book that said "Writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/the-best-writing-advice-i-ever-got-was-keep-moving-forward-don-t/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [The closer you can get to your setting and to primary sources, the more authentic your history is going to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/the-closer-you-can-get-to-your-setting-and-to-primary-sources-the/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

> [With a historical setting, I worry about accuracy at every turn... With a created world, I have to worry about all of it holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/with-a-historical-setting-i-worry-about-accuracy-at-every-turn-with-a/)

[David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/)

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