“I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure. I shall of course be continuing to write music - in my world it just has to be part of the therapy - and I fully expect to be back in good shape next year.” KnowsWorldWritingYearsFightingCoursesNextBreakFansShapesMy FriendsFellowsCancerCuresTherapyPerformingTreatmentFollowersContinuingTravelerNext YearFighting CancerTaking A BreakFellow Travelers Author:Jon Lord
“I always write things that entertain me, and one of the things that I find really enjoyable to explore is the idea of love. I like looking at my own life and my friends and family and how love changes who you are. It fascinates me.” WritingIdeasMy OwnMy FriendsWho You AreFamily And FriendsEnjoyableMy Own Life Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels.” WritingCharacterGuyGirlCommunityBoysNovelNiceGrewGrew UpMy FriendsExpectedExceptionBad GuysMy BoyfriendGood GirlGood Boy Author:Stephenie Meyer
“My biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers.” WritingCharacterWantedGirlPassionSoundInterestRichAirSmartMy FriendsDoctorsLawyerFilmmakerGossipBiggest FearHeiressGossip Girl Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my friends I tell them, what can be of interest to only a limited public I write, and what the world ought to know is printed.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWritingInterestOughtMy FriendsConcernPrintedMe Alone Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg