Books Quote by Chet Williamson Download Open image “Writing a novel that crosses genres is a risk, but one well worth taking.” — Chet Williamson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Crosses Genres Novel Risk Taking Well Worth Writing
What is good for you creatively is usually bad commercially. You thrive financially by sticking to a series and not fiddling about too much.… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
I don't really worry about whether things fit into a genre or not, it's whether I like it and whether the two things sit… — Thighpaulsandra Copy Share Image
Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre. — Sarah Pinborough Copy Share Image
It doesn't really matter what "genre" your book is. What matters is that it's a good book of its kind. Whatever that kind may… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
There's no reason why a writer shouldn't explore and use different genres. — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
I don't think I will write anything that could be even remotely considered a genre novel from this point on. I think I've graduated. — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
Fiction that isn't an author's personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn't worth writing for anything but money. — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I'm writing in a genre that isn't highly regarded. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Genres are what holds each story together and help it along, but in no way should it ever be treated as a boundary, especially… — Lauren Lola Copy Share Image
If you're a writer, you don't serve genres. Genres serve you. Like, if you're writing a science fiction story set on a spaceship, you… — Charlie Jane Anders Copy Share Image
“Hope springs eternal in the town of dreams...and so does despair and humiliation.” — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd… — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
There's nothing like a headless corpse to bring a touch of excitement into one's life. — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
“Now, Jasper, as a great man once said, 'A brave and steadfast heart can overcome any fear.' So don't worry. I'll be back with… — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define. — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
When I read a book, I like to be surprised. I don't want to read the same genre formula that I've read a hundred… — Chet Williamson Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
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