“I always tell people, if a young girl read "Beloved" as her first novel, she'd have to kill either herself or her mother, because in "Beloved" you have a mother killing their children. This is not something a child would accept very easily. And would never understand.” PeopleIfsFirstsChildrenYoungMotherGirlAcceptingNovelKillingBeloved Author:Walter Mosley
“The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind.” KnowsWritingMindFirstsTwoReasonDoneEverydayScaryUnconsciousConnectingWork DoneUnconscious Mind Book:This Year You Write Your Novel Source: This Year You Write Your Novel
“HBO and I have a deal to at least try to make a television series from the Leonid McGill stories. We're going to start with the first novel, 'The Long Fall'.” TryingFirstsLongStoriesFallDealsNovelTelevisionSeriesHbo Author:Walter Mosley
“Readers no longer need novelists to tell us what it's like to cross the world on a ship or fight a war. In the twenty-first century, we get that information in other ways. The thing that's still a mystery to us is the human heart. What we want is to understand people, what they're doing, and why they're doing it.” PeopleWorldWayWantNeedsFirstsHumansHeartStillsWarFightingMysteryCenturyInformationReaderCrossesTwentiesShipsNovelistsHuman Heart Author:Walter Mosley
“The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do every day - every morning or every night, whatever time it is that you have. Ideally, the time you decide on is also the time when you do your best work.” KnowsWritingFirstsNightMorningEvery NightEvery MorningBest Work Book:This Year You Write Your Novel Source: This Year You Write Your Novel
