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I was very afraid to write a novel - it was a dream for a very long time, and it was one of the few… — Melissa Marr
Only Agatha Christie can write like Agatha Christie. — Sophie Hannah
I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter offering me a two-year fellowship… — Sophie Hannah
All I can do is write about whatever grabs me. — Sarah Waters
Some of my earliest work was in comics. I tend to think in pictures and always like to write scenes possessing the dynamic you find… — Michael Moorcock
I put a lot of myself into my characters when I write. — Alison Tyler
What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. — Edward M. Lerner
I believe all stories are love stories, and there are kinds and kinds of love, so I will always write about love, but not necessarily… — Melissa Pritchard
Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to… — Ken Spillman
I can write a book in probably three months. — Stephen J. Cannell
I love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story. — Alan Garner
If you are going to write, nothing will stop you, and if you are not going to write, nothing will make you. — Alan Garner
I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future. — Jack Kilmer
Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts,… — Siegfried Lenz
I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on… — Siegfried Lenz
It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural frame of reference. — Steven Heighton
Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say… — Jasmine Cresswell
I always feel a responsibility to the people I write about. I feel obligated to portray them in the way they feel is proper. — Heather Graham Pozzessere
There are many forms of writing that are common, but also very formulaic, such as annual reports or economic studies. In those areas, people would… — Philip M. Parker
Science fiction offers an intensely bracing angle of view for writers to adopt, especially in a time of constant innovation and crisis, and it is… — John Clute

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