Daily grind Quote by Margaret Atwood

Now the novels that are read are purely entertainment – well done, very polished, with a very effective technique – but not literature, just entertainment.

— Mario

“As social concerns override literary ones, writers seem fated to eschew virtuosity and experimentation in favor of a bland but immediately accessible style. Writing…

— Nicholas Carr

Readers want more of the same from you. So stick to one genre.

— Ruskin Bond

My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe…

— Neil Gaiman

A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.

— Ravi Subramanian

Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers.

— Brian Lumley

“If fast-paced entertainment is not among the pleasures generally offered by the literary novel, other pleasure often abound: a richness of language, a heart-breaking…

— Joshua Henkin

“In the industry, trying out new genres is not always encouraged but what I've discovered is that as a writer, a jaunt outside my…

— Sara Sheridan

Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a…

— Anonymous

“I've often been accused of harnessing genre strategies to mainstream ends. I do concede that relationships, characters, and introspection are my primary interest. The…

— Karen Joy Fowler

“Reading is a full contact sport; we crash up against the wave of words with all of our intellectual, imaginative, and emotional resources. What…

— Thomas C. Foster

“Fiction is a world where only the reader enjoys”

— Mbutoh