In fantasy, impossible things exist. In science fiction, impossible things exist and can be understood by humans. In supernatural horror, impossible things exist and cannot live in peace with humans. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Unless you're writing for a humorous effect, elves or space aliens and all creatures who aren't human should at least be as strange as, oh, the French. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Moving around is good for creativity: the next line of dialogue that you desperately need may well be waiting in the back of the… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Is art influential? It can be - 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' rallied abolitionists, and 'The Jungle' provoked the demand for a safer food industry. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
The great thing about revision is that it's your opportunity to fake being brilliant. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
There've always been people in the borderland between childhood and adulthood. That state is not a matter of chronological age. It's a matter of… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
In fantasy, impossible things exist. In science fiction, impossible things exist and can be understood by humans. In supernatural horror, impossible things exist and… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Many elitists hate rap as much as they hate country, though they don't like to admit it for fear of appearing racially insensitive. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Country music, the music of the white rural working class, has often been mocked by elitists whose understanding of power and art was shaped… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
“It is better to write a bad first draft than no first draft at all.” — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Unless you're writing for a humorous effect, elves or space aliens and all creatures who aren't human should at least be as strange as,… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
