I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bad idea readership
I don't write directly on to the computer because I don't think well facing forward with fingers on a keyboard. I think better looking down holding a pen. And the concentration quotient of pen and paper is higher than when I'm moving words around on screen. Joshua Ferris computerconcentrationdirectly share on social
The office is a romantic enabler because you're always around the person you have a crush on. There's no escape from, and maybe no desire to escape from, those pressure-cooker conditions. And there's an automatic series of things you have to talk about all the time. Joshua Ferris automaticconditioncooker share on social
My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game. Joshua Ferris attentionbookcommerce 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
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social
I don't like to think of my readership as 'fans,' a word which has always suggested a kind of power relationship I'm uncomfortable with. Grant Morrison fankindpower Change image and share on social
