My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.' — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
“the chief offense in bad fiction: we sense that characters are being manipulated, forced to do things they would not really do.” — John Gardner Copy Share Image
In my mind, there's not a great difference between what people call fiction and non-fiction. So in that sense, I'm like an… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
A period of time is as much an organising principle for a work of fiction as a sense of place. You can… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
Telling ourselves that fiction is in a sense true and at the same time not true is essential to the art of… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
“You can’t even read American fiction to get a sense of how actual life is lived these days. You read American fiction… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
If you write fiction you are, in a sense, corrupted. There's a tremendous corruptibility for the fiction writer because you're dealing mainly… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
There are two qualities that make fiction. One is the sense of mystery and the other is the sense of manners. You… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
