And I grew up on a steady diet of science fiction, especially apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction. Justin Cronin apocalypticdietfiction Change image and share on social
My inventing time is all done under the influence of aerobic exercise. Basically, I do all my thinking while I run. Justin Cronin aerobicbasicallyexercise Change image and share on social
Choosing writing as a career, just by itself, is a measure of not being a calculating person. Justin Cronin calculatecareerchoose Change image and share on social
Vampires have always been hot. They are one of our most durable monsters. It's one of those stories that galvanizes us early and it's always going on. Justin Cronin durableearlygalvanize Change image and share on social
My rule has always been, write the next part of the book that you seem to know well. So I won't necessarily write chapter two after chapter one. Justin Cronin bookchapternecessarily Change image and share on social
I've never written a movie, I'm not in the movie business. I go out to L.A. and I'm like everyone else wandering around in a daze hoping I see movie stars. I write the novels that the movies are based on, and that feels like enough of a job for me. Justin Cronin basebusinessdaze share on social
Every book has got its challenges. You run into a plot point that you can't figure out, or a scene that you struggle to write and have to write 50 times. Justin Cronin bookchallengefigure Change image and share on social
So, whenever I'm writing, I'm writing in the presence of all the other books I've read and I think we all are. Justin Cronin bookhavepresence Change image and share on social
I grew up during the Cold War, when everything seemed very tenuous. For many years, right up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, I had vivid nightmares of nuclear apocalypse. Justin Cronin apocalypseberlincold Change image and share on social
You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide. Justin Cronin experiencelearnpretty Change image and share on social
