“It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it.” FeelsWritingWould BeFictionNovelReaderEasierInput Author:Piers Anthony
“I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more.” KnowsWritingFirstsWould BeNovelReaderSeries Author:Piers Anthony
“I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any other type of fiction from me, so Xanth pays my way.” WayWantYearsMomentsPayFictionAcceptingNovelTypeMy WayPublishersAccept Me Author:Piers Anthony
“I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along.” LightWaitingFantasyNovelTroubleReaderEnglandObviousElsewhereHarry PotterPottersAnnoyedBeing Annoyed Author:Piers Anthony
“No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.” CharacterNovelAspectCastsBackgroundsFamiliar Author:Piers Anthony
