“A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it.” WayShouldWritingMadeAbleWantedStuffFictionWonderFantasyLaughingClearInformationScience FictionScaredScaryJournalismMainstreamGood WritersComedicSense Of WonderConciseScary Stuff Author:Neil Gaiman
“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
“There's two kinds of evil that horror fiction always deals with. One kind is the sort of evil that comes from inside people, like in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The other kind of evil is predestined evil. It falls on you like a stroke of lightning. That's the scary stuff, but, in a way, it's the stuff you don't have to worry about. I gotta worry whether or not I'm getting cavities. I gotta worry about whether cigarettes are giving me cancer. Those are things I can change. Don't give me lightning out of a clear sky. If that hits me I just say, "That's probably the way God meant it to be."” PeopleIfsWayGivingKindI CanTwoFallEvilStuffDealsFictionWorryClearSkyHorrorGive MeCancerScaryLightningCigaretteDrsStrokesPredestinedHydeJekyllClear SkiesMr HydeScary Stuff Author:Stephen King
“Many years ago I had two small children, and I wanted to be able to be home when they got home from school. And I didn't like the direction journalism was taking. I thought if I could write books, I could work at home and have the best of both worlds. I wrote my first mystery while still working full time, and it didn't sell, but the next one did sell, so I quit my job for the world of fiction. Scary, but I've never regretted it for a single day.” IfsWorldWritingYearsFirstsChildrenStillsTwoBookHomeAbleWantedSchoolJobsNextFictionMysteryYears AgoSellsScaryQuittingJournalismIf I CouldI QuitThe Next OneSmall ChildNever RegretBest Of Both Worlds Author:Mary Kay Andrews
“It's a scary thing for fiction writers, when you're always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different.” WritingDifferentViewsFictionScaryPoint Of ViewFiction WritersScary Things Author:Alice Mattison