As much as writing is an emotional experience, it is a business as well. Coming from a business background, I treat it as such. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes background business come
I try to only read light things when I'm working on my books, and in the evenings I watch a lot of mindless TV. I have to break up the 'dark,' or I wouldn't be a very happy person. Chevy Stevens bookbreakdark Change image and share on social
Each day when I'm walking with my dog through the damp forest, I'm thinking about the atmosphere, and it often works its way into my next scene somehow. Chevy Stevens atmospheredampday Change image and share on social
I was supposed to be cleaning out the barn, but I was usually reading romance novels. That's how you grow up to be a thriller writer. Chevy Stevens barncleangrow Change image and share on social
I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people. Ida B. Wells comecommonconcern share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. John Sununu americabackgroundbenefit share on social