Jim C. Hines

An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into…

— Jim C. Hines

“But 'I worked hard on this' doesn’t exempt you from criticism. Those harsh reviews aren’t about anyone being out to get me.…

— Jim C. Hines

I have a day job, which means my family isn't dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I…

— Jim C. Hines

The more we narrow the definition of beauty, the more beauty we shut out of our lives.

— Jim C. Hines

Any factual errors that remain are entirely the fault of Bob, who snuck into the offices at DAW to try to sabotage…

— Jim C. Hines

I read more books for research purposes, whether its a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.

— Jim C. Hines

This presents a serious question." They both looked at me. "What's that?" asked Lena. "Whether to start you off with a Doctor…

— Jim C. Hines

New rule: every fantasy author who doesn't treat horses like tireless hairy motorcycles automatically gets a Hugo.

— Jim C. Hines

“The biggest liar in the world is They Say,’” I muttered. “Douglas Malloch.”

— Jim C. Hines

“1. Bullying is not okay. Period. 2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.…

— Jim C. Hines

Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical…

— Jim C. Hines

Like any child raised on tales of magical worlds beyond paintings and mirrors and wardrobes, I had yearned to enter Middle Earth,…

— Jim C. Hines

“Of course, once you had yanked Conan the Barbarian's sword out of a book to fight off a rabid weresquirrel, "impossible" lost…

— Jim C. Hines

“A hundred feet underground, in a fake field beneath a fake sky, with an ogre slaughtered like no more than a rat…

— Jim C. Hines

“I see words, I read them.”

— Jim C. Hines

“Smudge continued running laps, flames flickering like tiny orange banners on his back. He was never wrong about danger, but he couldn’t…

— Jim C. Hines

Torches," Porak ordered. "This is dumb," Jig grumbled as one of the others handed out torches. "Why not run ahead and warn…

— Jim C. Hines

“If you really want to kill a libriomancer, hook a bomb up to a big red button and tell him not to…

— Jim C. Hines

It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying…

— Jim C. Hines

“I have seen John Scalzi's pose-off picture. There are no words. There is only inarticulate whimpering.”

— Jim C. Hines

“Instead of Debbie Does Dallas, we get Gandalf Guts Goblins.”

— Jim C. Hines

“Watch your step," said Slash. Jig stopped, fully expecting to be shot, poisoned, crushed, or maybe all three at the same time.…

— Jim C. Hines

I've tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.

— Jim C. Hines

“Isaac: “Besides, is it really stealing if you’re stealing from an asshole?” Lena: “I’d have to double-check, but I don’t think the…

— Jim C. Hines

“The life of an adventurer appeared to consist of roughly six parts boredom to one part stark terror, or so it seemed…

— Jim C. Hines