“A writer who isn't writing isn't really alive.” WritingWriterWritersWriting QuotesWriting Quote Author:Robin McKinley
“What I write, if you have to label it, is crossover, and I think that much of the stuff that is called children's or YA is in fact crossover and is equally valid for anyone who likes to read fantasy.” IfsThinkingWritingChildrenFactsStuffFantasyLikesLabelsCrossover Author:Robin McKinley
“The great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your subconscious and call them 'magic' or 'dragons' or 'faeries' and get to know them better. But then I write the stuff. Obviously I'm prejudiced.” KnowsWritingDreamStuffFantasyMagicLongingStriveGreat ThingsDragonsDragSubconsciousFaerieHopes And Fears Author:Robin McKinley
“When you write your first novel you don't really know what you're doing. There may be writers out there who are brilliant, incisive and in control from their first 'Once upon a time'. I'm not one of them. Every once upon a time for me is another experience of white-water rafting in a leaky inner tube. And I have this theory that while the Story Council has its faults, it does have some idea that if books are going to get written, authors have to be able to write them.” IfsKnowsWritingFirstsMayDoeBookIdeasStoriesAbleWaterWhiteNovelWrittenTheoryFaultsBrilliantCouncilTubesOnce Upon A TimeRaftingWhite Water Author:Robin McKinley
“The story is always better than your ability to write it.” WritingStoriesAbilityRejection Author:Robin McKinley
“My books happen. They tend to blast in from nowhere, seize me by the throat, and howl 'Write me! Write me now!' But they rarely stand still long enough for me to see what and who they are, before they hurtle away again. And so I spend a lot of time running after them, like a thrown rider after an escaped horse, saying 'Wait for me! Wait for me!' and waving my notebook in the air.” WritingLongStillsBookEnoughHappensRunningWaitingAirHorseThrownThroatNotebookBlastRidersHowlWait For Me Author:Robin McKinley
“For anyone who is: just keep writing. Keep reading. If you are meant to be a writer, a storyteller, it'll work itself out. You just keep feeding it your energy, and giving it that crucial chance to work itself out. By reading and writing.” IfsGivingWritingReadingEnergyChanceMeant To BeCrucialStorytellerFeedingReading And Writing Author:Robin McKinley
“The story is always better than your ability to write it. My belief about this is that if you ever get to the point that you think you've done a story justice, you're in the wrong business.” IfsThinkingWritingDoneStoriesBeliefJusticeAbility Author:Robin McKinley
“Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader.” IfsKnowsWorldWantWritingPersonsChanceThis WorldReaderExcitedWhat You WantExcitementListen To Yourself Author:Robin McKinley
