Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Is it foolish to care for non-existent folk?Then, leave me to my foolishness. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Polishing: a useful lesson for the hopeful writer. You say your tormented prose doesn't read as well as mine? Neither does mine,… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“I have, as may be apparent, not much respect for editors as a class.” — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“Writers pay a lot of attention to wordage, because some publishers seem to care more about length than about quality and will… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Here's a secret: fictive text doesn't necessarily flow easily. Most of the time it's more like cutting a highway through a mountain.… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“At first I was exhilarated by my freedom from the responsibility of the kingship. This lasted about seven minutes. I was also depressed by… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“I have, as may be apparent, not much respect for editors as a class.” — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will be, because… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not. We who control our feelings, who… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
