“Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny. Inventing plausible new realities is what the genre is all about. One starts from a hypothesis and then builds out the logic, adding detail and incident to give substance to imaginary structures. In that respect, science fiction and theology have much in common.” WritingPhilosophyReligionScience FictionTheologySci FiCreative ProcessWriting ProcessScience And ReligionScience Vs ReligionReligion Vs ScienceReligion And ScienceScience Fiction Writers Book:Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief Source: Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
“I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife.” WantWritingTerrorismStrife Author:Lawrence Wright
“I think when I write movies and plays and books and magazine articles, they're all storytelling, and reality is the common denominator that binds them.” ThinkingWritingBookRealityCommonStorytelling Author:Lawrence Wright
“When I'm writing about complicated subjects, it usually involves a world. It could be the world of Scientology or the world of Al Qaeda, or the world of counter-terrorism.I look for emblematic beasts of burden - what I call "donkeys" - who can carry the reader through this world. They serve a different purpose. Donkeys are not especially interesting or likeable, but they are serviceable. They will take you into this world. The distinction I'm trying to make is: It's not about them. It's about the world.” WorldWritingTryingDifferentPurposeInterestingBurdenComplicatedBeastAl QaedaDonkeyLikeable Author:Lawrence Wright
“I read a lot of books. Here are the books I'm using for my 9/11 project. [Wright gestures to three six-foot-long shelves of books.] As I read them I highlight certain passages. Then I have an assistant write down each quote on an index card and note where it came from.” WritingLongBookCertainThreeFeetSixProjectsNotesCardsPassagesGesturesShelvesAssistantsHighlights Author:Lawrence Wright
