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Fiction Writers Quotes

When fiction writers like my poems I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot Picture Quote #1

Too many writers of fiction don’t give the reader enough credit Picture Quote #1

Writers of fiction embellish reality almost without knowing it Picture Quote #1

I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I’m envious of the level of attention they generate Picture Quote #1

However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously Picture Quote #1

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it’s a poem, it’s almost written in my head somewhere Picture Quote #1

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The novelist’s obligation to remake the sensuous texture of a vanished world is also the historian’s. The strongest fiction writers often do deep research to make the thought and utterances of lost time credible Picture Quote #1

Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don’t think journalism clashes with my fiction; on the contrary, it helps enormously Picture Quote #1

I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever Picture Quote #1

I wonder if it’s in the nature of fiction writers to never quite see their own lives as ‘real,’ since we are always making stuff up! Picture Quote #1

That’s the thing about fiction writers: what seems alarming or particular or perverse about them is simply the shape of their brain - they cannot be otherwise Picture Quote #1

That’s what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings Picture Quote #1

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I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro Picture Quote #1

Science fiction writers aren’t fortune tellers. Fortune tellers are fakes Picture Quote #1

I started in this racket in the early 70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of Picture Quote #1

I think the deepest thing is that many fiction writers tell stories but are not elegant writers. But, we’re not writing journalism when we’re making literature Picture Quote #1

My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction Picture Quote #1

There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it’s fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn’t really have the power Picture Quote #1

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Maybe the search for life shouldn’t restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more Picture Quote #1

Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries Picture Quote #1

It’s a scary thing for fiction writers, when you’re always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different Picture Quote #1

In some ways all of my fiction is like a conversation I’m having with the writers I read when I was first falling in love with books Picture Quote #1

There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point Picture Quote #1

Sex and death, the magnetic poles of fiction, attract us children’s writers no less than adult authors, but we have to be more leery of their pull Picture Quote #1

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Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your inner life 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

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 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

I’m such a huge fan of fan fiction, to me it’s a great way for readers to become writers. It’s like putting the training wheels on for writing Picture Quote #1

I’m really aware that in fiction, women are pretty much equal. There’s a lot of very successful women novelists. Not so much [for women writers working] in film Picture Quote #1

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When fiction writers like my poems I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot (Fiction Writers Quotes) Too many writers of fiction don’t give the reader enough credit (Fiction Writers Quotes) Writers of fiction embellish reality almost without knowing it (Fiction Writers Quotes) I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I’m envious of the level of attention they generate. (Fiction Writers Quotes) However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time I see that it’s a poem, it’s almost written in my head somewhere. (Fiction Writers Quotes) The novelist’s obligation to remake the sensuous texture of a vanished world is also the historian’s. The strongest fiction writers often do deep research to make the thought and utterances of lost time credible. (Fiction Writers Quotes) Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don’t think journalism clashes with my fiction; on the contrary, it helps enormously. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I wonder if it’s in the nature of fiction writers to never quite see their own lives as ‘real,’ since we are always making stuff up! (Fiction Writers Quotes) That’s the thing about fiction writers: what seems alarming or particular or perverse about them is simply the shape of their brain - they cannot be otherwise. (Fiction Writers Quotes) That’s what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro. (Fiction Writers Quotes) Science fiction writers aren’t fortune tellers. Fortune tellers are fakes. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I started in this racket in the early 70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I think the deepest thing is that many fiction writers tell stories but are not elegant writers. But, we’re not writing journalism when we’re making literature. (Fiction Writers Quotes) My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction. (Fiction Writers Quotes) There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it’s fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn’t really have the power... (Fiction Writers Quotes) Maybe the search for life shouldn’t restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more. (Fiction Writers Quotes) Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries. (Fiction Writers Quotes) It’s a scary thing for fiction writers, when you’re always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different. (Fiction Writers Quotes) In some ways all of my fiction is like a conversation I’m having with the writers I read when I was first falling in love with books. (Fiction Writers Quotes) There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point. (Fiction Writers Quotes) Sex and death, the magnetic poles of fiction, attract us children’s writers no less than adult authors, but we have to be more leery of their pull. (Fiction Writers Quotes) Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your inner life. (Fiction Writers 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 Writers 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 Writers 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. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I’m such a huge fan of fan fiction, to me it’s a great way for readers to become writers. It’s like putting the training wheels on for writing. (Fiction Writers Quotes) I’m really aware that in fiction, women are pretty much equal. There’s a lot of very successful women novelists. Not so much [for women writers working] in film. (Fiction Writers Quotes)

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