“Everything you study, everything you learn, makes you a better writer, because you have more understanding of how things work.” UnderstandingStudy Author:Marge Piercy
“I'm probably the only novelist who has ever written about political fugitives who actually knew a lot about them, had contact with them, and had a realistic notion of how they survived.” PoliticalWrittenNotionContactNovelistsRealisticSurvived Author:Marge Piercy
“Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.” WayReaderSuspenseEngaged Author:Marge Piercy
“I don't apologize for being sexually adventurous. Why not? It was often fun. When it wasn't - I didn't continue what wasn't pleasant.” FunPleasantWhy NotApologizingAdventurousSexually Author:Marge Piercy
“It's really important to visit a site you are writing about. Even if you know it well, even if you have lived there, it's important to take a fresh look in terms of your characters and your story.” IfsKnowsWritingWellsLooksImportantCharacterStoriesTermSite Author:Marge Piercy
“I am a driven writer. I feel guilty if I don't write, not self-indulgent if I do.” IfsFeelsWritingSelfDrivenGuiltySelf Indulgent Author:Marge Piercy
“Wherever you have people, you have factions and disagreements and personality conflicts.” PeoplePersonalityConflictDisagreementFactions Author:Jerry B. Jenkins
“We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the history. Harmony takes work.” WayWantNeedsSometimesChurchSimpleHarmonyOld Ways Author:Jerry B. Jenkins
“So much information lacks a good way to store it, especially when it's all digital; sometimes it requires old technology to go back and retrieve it.” WaySometimesTechnologyInformationStoresDigitalGood WayOld Technology Author:Douglas Coupland
“I really do force myself to not be fully engaged with all the technology at once, just because I have an addictive personality and I get too into it.” ForceTechnologyPersonalityEngaged Author:Douglas Coupland