Authors Quote by Virginia Henley

Of course, there are hundreds of novels and authors that have influenced me. But to choose three, they are: Stephen King/The Stand (and really…

— Megan Chance

I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Austen to Auden and Jane Hirshfield. And also, the…

— Amy Bloom

As for the writers who have influenced me they are many. Hemingway, Chandler, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, William Goldman, Flannery O'Conner, Carson…

— Joe R. Lansdale

I think the few writers who influenced me most in writing short stories are Alice Munro and Grace Paley. They're very different, and I…

— Nell Freudenberger

The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a…

— Dick Wolf

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story,

— Carl Hiaasen

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William…

— Harlan Coben

The one author who has influenced my writing the most is the English writer John Fowles, who wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman,' 'The Magus,'…

— Elizabeth George

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

— Peter Benchley

I was never academically driven in English, but, again, Tom Waits is a perfect example of an influence. He writes so immaculately and paints…

— Hozier

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

— Barry Eisler