Appeals Quote by Martin Amis

I'm not really a mainstream novelist!

— Irvine Welsh

The fiction I tend to like is nothing like my own work. I like the kind of writing that shows me things I don't…

— Jim Woodring

I think part of what I like about being a fiction writer is that I can inhabit something that's beyond the limits of my…

— Jenny Offill

I am a voracious reader myself. I don't stick to one genre. My only criteria is that it's a good story. I try to…

— Karin Slaughter

I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers.

— Barry Eisler

For a writer, you definitely do not want to be in the mainstream. You want to be on the edge because that's where the…

— Ruth Ozeki

I'm certainly eclectic in my writing.

— Jess Walter

I enjoy being influenced by other writers.

— Steve Toltz

I'm a writer, not a genre.

— Carlos Fuentes

I could have been a cult writer if I'd kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had…

— Haruki Murakami

I'm of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration.

— Sara Bareilles

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

— Sarah Pinborough