Family Quote by Barbara Carney-Coston

For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming.

— Anthony Doerr

I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.

— Candace Camp

I first started writing historical fiction in the late '70s and kept pictures of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers on my refrigerator until my…

— Virginia Henley

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

I really struggled, growing up, with reading and writing. I had a hard time to do that, but I was really passionate about storytelling…

— Maya Hawke

When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't.

— Eoin Colfer

“Reading and writing is an escape for me. Where I can imagine and become who I want to be when I want to be.…

— Zachary Frerichs

Reading and writing are the same thing; it's just one's the more active and the other's the more passive. They flow into each other.

— Jonathan Lethem

Both reading and writing are experiences--lifelong-- in the course of which we who encounter words used in certain ways are persuaded by them to…

— Eudora Welty

Writing has always allowed me to escape. I was a very lonely child. Because I was very socially awkward, I would always have trouble…

— Roxane Gay

“Somebody is observing my writings, I know that. That's one reason why I keep reading and writing.”

— Toba Beta

Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be…

— Margaret Atwood