You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me;… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
Only in very rare circumstances will you see something cut out of my first drafts. Maybe it's because of the way I write. I'm very focused on the logical progression of the story, and every character has a role to… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
Whenever you're writing a book or creating a movie or a game, your first task is to get the reader to suspend disbelief, to… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
The meekest of animals will fight bravely when it is backed against a wall, for it has nothing left to lose. A poor man… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
I don't often know exactly what's coming next, and that makes it more fun. And you know, for me, this entire genre is all… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
So, while I gave up the notions of publishing at that time, I never stopped editing and refining that book. A few years later,… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are the ugly… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
These were the companions who justified my principles, who gave me the strength to continue against any foe, real or imagined. These were the… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
I won't hold any illusions of changing the world or any such nonsense. But maybe, just maybe, I'm helping someone else change his or… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
Whenever you're writing a book or creating a movie or a game, your first task is to get the reader/audience/player to suspend disbelief, to… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will be better… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
