“My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.” WritingLiteratureFantasyMemoirMasterpieceOld Days Author:Manuel Puig
“When I write my books, actually I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.” WritingBookFictionKnownFantasyMagicFeetScience FictionLogical Author:Brandon Sanderson
“I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.” ThinkingWorldWritingLittlesStoriesCommonFantasyPiecesFailingCaughtTendenciesLegacyExpensesUnfortunateCaught UpDescribing Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life being his own psychiatrist.” KnowsWayWritingFantasyDwellingPsychiatristPhobia Author:Charles Beaumont
“When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.” PeopleWritingIdeasYoungFantasyForeverLakesDiscoveringJoyous Author:Laini Taylor
“What I write, if you have to label it, is crossover, and I think that much of the stuff that is called children's or YA is in fact crossover and is equally valid for anyone who likes to read fantasy.” IfsThinkingWritingChildrenFactsStuffFantasyLikesLabelsCrossover Author:Robin McKinley
“I'd like to write the way I do my paintings, that is, as fantasy takes me, as the moon dictates.” WayWritingFantasyPaintingMoonTake Me Author:Paul Gauguin
“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