Writer Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

9 Writer quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

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J. Michael Straczynski’s nine reflections on writing reveal a creator who balances plot mechanics with character depth. This compact set offers a concise window into his disciplined yet imaginative process.

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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.

J. Michael Straczynski

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Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.

J. Michael Straczynski

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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced…

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I like writing. It's partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest…

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When a book of mine comes out, I instantly go hunting the net, not for praise, but for criticism, because that's how…

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At its heartmeat core, writing is about exploring the questions of your heart on the assumption that what intrigues you, what inflames…

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You don't buy into huge car chases or sensates or interstellar warfare, but you can buy into a loving relationship or a…

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Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want…

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The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and…

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A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.

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Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone.

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“If you're going to have delusions, you might as well go for the really satisfying ones.”

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I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks the use of an angelic (or seemingly angelic character), whose likes have been written about for, oh, about…

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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices…

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On a certain level, I don't think there is an answer to what the American way is, because it is constantly being re-defined. It's…

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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.

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Like everyone else, I am going to die. But the words - the words live on for as long as there are readers to…

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I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward…

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You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life…

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“We have an obligation to one another, responsibilities and trusts. That does not mean we must be pigeons, that we must be exploited. But…

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Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that's always a good thing.

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Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It's the nature of the…

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When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree by…

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