“Here's a secret: fictive text doesn't necessarily flow easily. Most of the time it's more like cutting a highway through a mountain. You just have to keep working with your pick, chipping away at the rock, making slow progress.” WritingSecretCuttingProgressRocksMountainPicksFlowHighwaysChipping AwaySlow Progress Author:Piers Anthony
“Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.” GivingWritingYearsFirstsDoeChancePracticeSkillsEightScore Author:Piers Anthony
“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
“When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.” WritingFoundFantasyHumorous Author:Piers Anthony
“I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens; I am far more disciplined than that.” IfsFeelsWritingDifferentHappensViewsSceneBoundsOutlines 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
“Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us.” IfsWritingYearsFirstsSupportWifeMy WifeSpouse Author:Piers Anthony
“Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.” WritingMeanDifferentFlowDetailsWork OutAnticipationSummary Author:Piers Anthony
