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Fiction Writing Quotes

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

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

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I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction 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

When I’m writing about reality, I’m writing about death. When I’m writing fiction, I’m writing about life 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

We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to Earth. I will miss coming here every week Picture Quote #1

Learning to listen, letting people finish their sentences, and most of all, the habit of noticing the difference between what people say and how they say it. {on the habits of psychoanalytic training and practice applied to fiction writing} The gap between what people tell you and what’s really going on is what interests me Picture Quote #1

When I was in high school and college, my other real focus was, actually, fiction writing. So in college, I had done all these seminars with these various writers-in-residence Picture Quote #1

Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought you had to have some literary pedigree to be a successful author, the son of Hemingway or Fitzgerald Picture Quote #1

A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonists taste in music, or were told that the hero looks like the young Cary Grant. Film is the medium these writers are looking for Picture Quote #1

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Another strand of my writing is the importance of the idea. If you think about fiction writing as a spectrum, where at one end of the spectrum in the infrared, are the story tellers, and the people for whom creation of wonderful characters and telling a good story is the most important thing Picture Quote #1

One of the amazing things about writing fiction is that you do get to be other people Picture Quote #1

Nothing trains you better to write fiction than being really good at writing about your own interiority 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

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

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

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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

I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It’s always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work 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

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

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It’s much harder when you’re writing about your life, than when you’re writing fiction (Fiction Writing Quotes) The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people (Fiction Writing Quotes) You write fiction, you’re writing memoir, and when you’re writing memoir, you’re writing fiction. (Fiction Writing Quotes) There’s a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting (Fiction Writing Quotes) I began writing fiction when I started running out of material in my own life (Fiction Writing Quotes) It’s very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does (Fiction Writing Quotes) I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction (Fiction Writing Quotes) Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character’s voice when writing fiction. (Fiction Writing Quotes) Writing and reading fiction is, I think, a human effort to make sense of the world (Fiction Writing Quotes) I always say that writing non-fiction versus writing fiction is a bit like architecture versus abstract painting. (Fiction Writing Quotes) You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. (Fiction Writing Quotes) When I’m writing about reality, I’m writing about death. When I’m writing fiction, I’m writing about life. (Fiction Writing 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 Writing Quotes) We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to Earth. I will miss coming here every week (Fiction Writing Quotes) Learning to listen, letting people finish their sentences, and most of all, the habit of noticing the difference between what people say and how they say it. {on the habits of psychoanalytic training and practice applied to fiction writing} The gap between what people tell you and what’s really going on is what interests me (Fiction Writing Quotes) When I was in high school and college, my other real focus was, actually, fiction writing. So in college, I had done all these seminars with these various writers-in-residence (Fiction Writing Quotes) Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought you had to have some literary pedigree to be a successful author, the son of Hemingway or Fitzgerald (Fiction Writing Quotes) A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonists taste in music, or were told that the hero looks like the young Cary Grant. Film is the medium these writers are looking for (Fiction Writing Quotes) Another strand of my writing is the importance of the idea. If you think about fiction writing as a spectrum, where at one end of the spectrum in the infrared, are the story tellers, and the people for whom creation of wonderful characters and telling a good story is the most important thing (Fiction Writing Quotes) One of the amazing things about writing fiction is that you do get to be other people (Fiction Writing Quotes) Nothing trains you better to write fiction than being really good at writing about your own interiority. (Fiction Writing Quotes) Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. (Fiction Writing 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 Writing 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 Writing 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 Writing Quotes) I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It’s always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work. (Fiction Writing 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 Writing 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 Writing 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 Writing 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 Writing Quotes)

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