FastSaying

One of the ironies of being a professional writer is that, if you are even moderately successful, the very traits that let you succeed as a writer are not much help when the time comes to head out as 'The Author.'

Jane Lindskold

AuthorBeingEvenHeadHelpModeratelyMuchOutProfessionalSucceedSuccessfulTimeTraitsVeryWriterYou

Related Quotes

Writing - not being a writer with interesting habits - gets priority.
— Jane Lindskold
BeingGetsHabits
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
— Leo Rosten
BeingHelpOnly
True confession time: I never know where a book is going. I get a gut feeling the story is there, then pursue it with the enthusiasm of a hunting tiger on a trail. If I knew where I was going, I'd get bored out of my mind and stop writing.
— Jane Lindskold
BookBoredConfession
When a writer is already stretching the bounds of reality by writing within a science fiction or fantasy setting, that writer must realize that excessive coincidence makes the fictional reality the writer is creating less 'real.'
— Jane Lindskold
BoundsCoincidenceCreating
In any story, drama may be intensified by the characters realizing by how narrow a margin they had managed to succeed - that is, where coincidence played a role. This is one of the more realistic ways to use coincidence because rarely do we realize how important a coincidental event is until after the fact.
— Jane Lindskold
AfterAnyBecause