It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story. Avi hardlotmake Change image and share on social
I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers. Avi readerstartstop Change image and share on social
A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something. Avi inspirationlifelot Change image and share on social
Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you. Avi answergivelisten Change image and share on social
Writing is my profession. Photography is my hobby. Avi hobbyphotographyprofession Change image and share on social
Writers don't write writing, they write reading. When I was a kid, I read four or five books a week. And that is how I became a writer. Avi bookkidread Change image and share on social
The truth is I don't watch TV at all. It bores me. Avi boretruthwatch Change image and share on social
I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its author made an enormous impression on me as a reader and a writer, and led me to other hard-boiled American writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald, among many. Avi affectionamericanauthor share on social
To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to think like a writer. Ideas are not found - they are shaped. Avi begincrucialfind Change image and share on social
Everybody has ideas. The vital question is, what do you do with them? My rock musician sons shape their ideas into music. My sister takes her ideas and fashions them into poems. My brother uses his ideas to help him understand science. I take my ideas and turn them into stories. Avi brotherfashionidea share on social