“I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or profile a subject - skills that I assumed would be useless when it came to fiction. It was from my imagination that the characters in my story would emerge.” WritingYearsFirstsCharacterStoriesWould BeImaginationFictionNovelSubjectsSkillsResearchUselessArticlesReportersMy ImaginationProfile Author:Amy Waldman
“I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.” WritingPastImaginationFictionReaderDirectScaryMy ImaginationInvitationsWriting Fiction Author:Dawn French
“I think anything that opens my mind and triggers my imagination I'm reading. I like to read science fiction and imagine the character. Anything that keeps my imagination flowing.” ThinkingMindCharacterReadingImaginationFictionImagineScience FictionMy ImaginationTriggers Author:Nicolas Cage
“I certainly incorporate facts into my fiction. I take the basic facts from the life of my subject and I pick and choose what to use to construct a really interesting novel. I don't let facts get in the way of my imagination and my exploration of the subject's emotions and relationships.” WayFactsUseImaginationInterestingEmotionFictionNovelSubjectsPicksExplorationConstructsMy ImaginationReally Interesting Author:Melanie Benjamin
“I love the opportunity to just let my imagination run riot! Non-fiction can be very restrictive.” RunningOpportunityImaginationFictionMy ImaginationNon FictionRiot Author:Raymond Buckland
“I don't like super-descriptive modern fiction. I like, "Here's what was happening in 1582 all over the planet." Then that gets my imagination going.” ImaginationFictionModernPlanetsHappeningsMy Imagination Author:Andrew Bird