“I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to include in the novel, and before I know, I've wasted an entire morning delving into that subject matter without a word written.” ThinkingKnowsMatterFactsBitsMorningNovelWrittenWorstSubjectsFiguresResearchProcrastinationSubject MatterInsidiousDelving Author:James Rollins
“Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.” IfsTwoEndsBitsNovelPiecesMarkTwo ThingsWhat IfIfs AndQuestion Mark Author:James Rollins
“I do have an office where about 70 percent of my writing gets done, but sometimes it does get a bit stir-crazy to be cooped up in there, so I'll grab my laptop and write somewhere else: another room in the house, out on the patio, or even Heaven-forbid, a trip to Starbucks. But I also write on the road.” WritingDoeSometimesDoneHouseHeavenBitsRoomsCrazyTravelOfficePercentFunny TravelSomewhere ElseLaptopsStarbucksStir Crazy Author:James Rollins