I think it takes about a million words to make a writer. I mean that you're going to throw away. Jerry Pournelle makemilliontake Change image and share on social
The Aztecs believe they started up in what's now New Mexico, and wandered for 10,000 years before they got down into where they are now, in Mexico City. That's a weird legend. Jerry Pournelle 000azteccity Change image and share on social
And that's another piece of advice I'll give junior writers; when you get to the point where they take you to lunch, let the editor suggest where to go. Jerry Pournelle adviceeditorgive Change image and share on social
And meanwhile, the storytellers like me and Anderson, Silverberg... we tell stories. People like them. They want to know how it comes out, they want to know what the ending is. Jerry Pournelle andersonendpeople Change image and share on social
Heinlein never had a best-seller. Even, I think, with Stranger in a Strange Land, I don't think it was actually on the New York Times best seller list. Jerry Pournelle heinleinlandlist Change image and share on social
The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club? Jerry Pournelle chairclubhard share on social
Somebody's always getting me to come lecture to their writing class, and I don't talk about writing at all, I talk about the business of making a living at this racket. Jerry Pournelle businessclasslecture Change image and share on social
Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots. Jerry Pournelle bunchdohertyidiot share on social
I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of. Jerry Pournelle 70samericaearly Change image and share on social
I have more information in one place than anybody in the world. Jerry Pournelle informationplaceworld Change image and share on social
