“Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English.” WorldWholeFictionGenerationsCrimeAvailableCrime FictionGreat SuccessSwedishScandinaviansScandinavia Author:Camilla Lackberg
“In the field of fantastic fiction, the question of world-building is not uncontroversial. But I grew up with 'Dungeons and Dragons,' so that whole world-building thing is very close to my heart.” WorldHeartWholeFictionFieldsBuildingGrewMy HeartGrew UpWhole WorldFantasticDragonsDungeonsDungeons And DragonsBuilding ThingsClose To My Heart Author:China Mieville
“I published only in academic journals in philosophy until I was in my 40s, but I had been writing fiction and poetry my whole adult life - without ever once trying to publish it, and rarely letting anyone read it.” WritingTryingPhilosophyWholeFictionAdultsAcademicJournalPublishWriting Fiction Author:Cheryl Mendelson
“In economics, unlike fiction and the theater, there is no harm in a premature disclosure of the plot: it is to see the changes just mentioned and others as an interlocked whole.” WholeFictionEconomicsTheaterHarmPlotPrematureDisclosure Book:the new industrial state Source: the new industrial state
“I hate the whole übermensch, superman temptation that pervades science fiction. I believe no protagonist should be so competent, so awe-inspiring, that a committee of 20 really hard-working, intelligent people couldn't do the same thing.” PeopleShouldBelieveHardWholeHateI BelieveFictionHard WorkI HateIntelligentScience FictionTemptationAweCommitteesCompetentProtagonistsAwe Inspiring Author:David Brin
“I think the least important thing about science fiction for me is its predictive capacity. Its record for being accurately predictive is really, really poor! If you look at the whole history of science fiction, what people have said is going to happen, what writers have said is going to happen, and what actually happened - it's terrible.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksSaidImportantWholeHappensPoorFictionRecordsHappenedTerribleCapacityImportant ThingsScience FictionHistory Of Science Author:William Gibson
“Returning to writing fiction after 13 years away from it. Returning to the rootstock of my whole life as a writer. It's what I had wanted to be for my entire life, since I can remember, since my particular time immemorial. It's how I got my start as a writer.” WritingYearsI CanWholeWantedRememberFictionParticularWhole LifeWriting Fiction Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“My feeling about fiction, regardless of the genre, is that it is meant to be a representation of life. I want my books to give a whole spectrum of experiences to my readers. Not just fear or terror or revulsion, but excitement, laughter, pain, sorrow, desire, etc.” WantGivingBookWholeFeelingsPainDesireFictionReaderSorrowLaughterTerrorGenreExcitementEtcMeant To BeRepresentationSpectrumGenre IsRevulsion Author:Richard Laymon
“You can write a whole fiction, and you're talking to people who have gone through that, in real life. But the truth of it is that when you're talking to those people, you don't care about your movie anymore. You just want to hear about what they have gone through. You want all of the details. It's amazing.” PeopleWantWritingRealWholeCareFictionTalkingGoneDetailsDon't CareReal Life Author:Alfonso Cuaron