Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes close fantasy fiction
From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it. Jean M. Auel begindrivefeed Change image and share on social
I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with people who were different, not just superficially different - such as hair colour, or eye colour, or skin colour - but different in some significant way. Jean M. Auel coloureyehair share on social
I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it. Jean M. Auel backgroundcharactereasily Change image and share on social
It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies. Nadine Velazquez desperationfantasygive Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
