I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes editor harry head
It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice. Colleen McCullough characterdeadgive Change image and share on social
In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination. Colleen McCullough birdfindhave share on social
The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. Colleen McCullough fortylovelyman Change image and share on social
I just had an idea that went right over my head. Lawrence Welk headidea Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social