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Fiction Quotes

In fiction writing, I would say there are several different strands that have been woven through my own writing, and each influenced by a different group of writers Picture Quote #1

Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it Picture Quote #1

In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they’re living for the length of a book inside another person Picture Quote #1

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that Picture Quote #1

I want to do some fiction writing, I’ve had some pretty good luck with short stories, I’d like to do a couple of larger things Picture Quote #1

This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that it’s hard to make a living as a writer. At that point, I was more interested in fiction writing Picture Quote #1

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Once you’re imagining being the main character, and you’re having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over Picture Quote #1

In fiction writing ideas have to be handled extremely carefully. You can’t let your characters just be mouthpieces for your ideas. They have to live and breathe on their own Picture Quote #1

Contrary to all those times you’ve heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth Picture Quote #1

I love long sentences. My big heroes of fiction writing are Henry James and Proust - people who recognise that life doesn’t consist of declarative statements, but rather modifications, qualifications and feelings Picture Quote #1

My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel Picture Quote #1

People have always heard voices. Sometimes they’re called shamans, sometimes they’re called mad, and sometimes they’re called fiction writers. I always feel lucky that I live in a culture where fiction writing is legal and not seen as pathology Picture Quote #1

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When I was hired by the University of Washington extension school to teach the one-year fiction writing course - 96 classroom hours - I quickly determined that I knew only about an hour’s worth off the top of my head Picture Quote #1

People love gossip because it’s slightly removed from actuality. It’s a very literary thing... You can hear a great story, and it turns out that it’s largely not true. Fiction writing is like gossip. It’s not malicious gossip, but it’s gossip Picture Quote #1

The one thing fiction and non-fiction writing have in common for me is that sense of trying to get the sentences to be minimal but at the same time be a little overfull - to encourage them to do a kind of poetic work Picture Quote #1

And then I met Jerry and he’s such a creative fiction writer, and I don’t know if there’s ever been a team put together the way we are - where one person does the theological way out and suggestions, and the other person goes into the cave and does the fiction writing Picture Quote #1

I enjoy writing fiction more than writing anything else. Wouldn’t anyone? Picture Quote #1

When you’re writing your own fiction, you don’t have to ride two horses Picture Quote #1

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Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other Picture Quote #1

We spent 10 years writing our first fiction story and truly hope people like it Picture Quote #1

It’s much harder when you’re writing about your life, than when you’re writing fiction Picture Quote #1

The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people Picture Quote #1

You write fiction, you’re writing memoir, and when you’re writing memoir, you’re writing fiction Picture Quote #1

There’s a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting Picture Quote #1

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I began writing fiction when I started running out of material in my own life Picture Quote #1

It’s very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does Picture Quote #1

Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character’s voice when writing fiction Picture Quote #1

Writing and reading fiction is, I think, a human effort to make sense of the world Picture Quote #1

I always say that writing non-fiction versus writing fiction is a bit like architecture versus abstract painting Picture Quote #1

You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion Picture Quote #1

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In fiction writing, I would say there are several different strands that have been woven through my own writing, and each influenced by a different group of writers. (Fiction Quotes) Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it. (Fiction Quotes) In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they’re living for the length of a book inside another person. (Fiction Quotes) Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. (Fiction Quotes) I want to do some fiction writing, I’ve had some pretty good luck with short stories, I’d like to do a couple of larger things. (Fiction Quotes) This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that it’s hard to make a living as a writer. At that point, I was more interested in fiction writing. (Fiction Quotes) Once you’re imagining being the main character, and you’re having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over. (Fiction Quotes) In fiction writing ideas have to be handled extremely carefully. You can’t let your characters just be mouthpieces for your ideas. They have to live and breathe on their own. (Fiction Quotes) Contrary to all those times you’ve heard a writer confess at a reading that he writes fiction because he is a pathological liar, fiction writing is all about telling the truth. (Fiction Quotes) I love long sentences. My big heroes of fiction writing are Henry James and Proust - people who recognise that life doesn’t consist of declarative statements, but rather modifications, qualifications and feelings. (Fiction Quotes) My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel. (Fiction Quotes) People have always heard voices. Sometimes they’re called shamans, sometimes they’re called mad, and sometimes they’re called fiction writers. I always feel lucky that I live in a culture where fiction writing is legal and not seen as pathology. (Fiction Quotes) When I was hired by the University of Washington extension school to teach the one-year fiction writing course - 96 classroom hours - I quickly determined that I knew only about an hour’s worth off the top of my head. (Fiction Quotes) People love gossip because it’s slightly removed from actuality. It’s a very literary thing... You can hear a great story, and it turns out that it’s largely not true. Fiction writing is like gossip. It’s not malicious gossip, but it’s gossip. (Fiction Quotes) The one thing fiction and non-fiction writing have in common for me is that sense of trying to get the sentences to be minimal but at the same time be a little overfull - to encourage them to do a kind of poetic work. (Fiction Quotes) And then I met Jerry and he’s such a creative fiction writer, and I don’t know if there’s ever been a team put together the way we are - where one person does the theological way out and suggestions, and the other person goes into the cave and does the fiction writing. (Fiction Quotes) I enjoy writing fiction more than writing anything else. Wouldn’t anyone? (Fiction Quotes) When you’re writing your own fiction, you don’t have to ride two horses (Fiction Quotes) Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other (Fiction Quotes) We spent 10 years writing our first fiction story and truly hope people like it (Fiction Quotes) It’s much harder when you’re writing about your life, than when you’re writing fiction (Fiction Quotes) The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people (Fiction Quotes) You write fiction, you’re writing memoir, and when you’re writing memoir, you’re writing fiction. (Fiction Quotes) There’s a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting (Fiction Quotes) I began writing fiction when I started running out of material in my own life (Fiction Quotes) It’s very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does (Fiction Quotes) Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character’s voice when writing fiction. (Fiction Quotes) Writing and reading fiction is, I think, a human effort to make sense of the world (Fiction Quotes) I always say that writing non-fiction versus writing fiction is a bit like architecture versus abstract painting. (Fiction Quotes) You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. (Fiction Quotes)

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