Quotes – Page 3 – Geoff Palmer – Award-Winning Author

Five quotes on writing from Ian Rankin

I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our[…]

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“Readers and writers have the exact same goal. We want to lose ourselves in story for a few hours. Readers[…]

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Easy reading is damned hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne …I have this one nasty habit. Makes me hard to live with.[…]

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Or how John Steinbeck kept from going nuts … … let me give you the benefit of my experience in[…]

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. “…writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and[…]

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A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn’t telling or teaching[…]

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From Neil Cross’s excellent essay on the subject: First drafts, man. They’re just shit. … You’ve got to trust your[…]

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On the back cover of Paul Cronin’s book about filmmaker Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed,[…]

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