“I am a murderer. I simply have not yet murdered. But I will, given time. The good in me is draining away… — Paul S. Kemp Fantasy-series Copy Share Image
Fantasy allows for less rigorous worldbuilding and more vigorous exploration of moral questions. Sci-fi is opp. — Paul S. Kemp Exploration Copy Share Image
“Cale, I am the Second of Mask. We are more than comrades, more than friends. I am at your shoulder through whatever… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
Cale is my signature character in the Forgotten Realms. The most popular character I've written. He's a thief, an assassin, and eventually,… — Paul S. Kemp Always trying Copy Share Image
“He wondered if he’d completely lost his mind, but then figured that people who’d gone insane never wondered if they’d gone insane.” — Paul S. Kemp Psychology Copy Share Image
[Writing] is harder than you think. You'll be rejected often. If you do it for money, you'll quit. Love it or don't… — Paul S. Kemp Harder Copy Share Image
Shared world has done some world building and brings (in the case of FR and SW) a big audience. With your own… — Paul S. Kemp Audience Copy Share Image
I always work from outline and almost always write out of sequence. It just works for me. — Paul S. Kemp Outlines Copy Share Image
“Riven eyed him sidelong. “Cale, I think … that he is waiting, too. Like the shadowwalkers.” “For what?” Cale started to say,… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
My favorite new character isn't new, but more fleshed out - Gadd, the alekeep at the Tunnel. He's got him some teeth… — Paul S. Kemp Book Copy Share Image
“In time, we’ll tame them and they’ll welcome their bondage. Many already do.” — Paul S. Kemp Time Copy Share Image
“Far down the corridor, she saw Vader leap down from a walkway ten meters above the deck.” — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
The Disney deal created some wrinkles. I'm under contract. But I'm on standby. — Paul S. Kemp Contracts Copy Share Image
Original work has no floor and no ceiling. You can reach essentially zero readers or millions. — Paul S. Kemp Books Copy Share Image
“Dissent has been crushed, and freedom is a memory, all in the name of peace and order.” — Paul S. Kemp Freedom Copy Share Image
I try to pester Christian Dunn from time to time. As soon as my schedule allows, I plan to make a real… — Paul S. Kemp Action Copy Share Image
The Forgotten Realms is arguable the most detailed, intricate fantasy setting ever created this side of Middle Earth. It's a setting for… — Paul S. Kemp Earth Copy Share Image
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