If you write a good action sequence well in a novel, you're already writing it for film, because the only way to do it well is to use some of the same tricks. They're rhetorical, not visual, but it's the same move. Justin Cronin actionfilmgood share on social
And indeed, I am a warmhearted and thoroughly domestic man who gets up and makes pancakes for his children and kisses them on the head when he sends them off to their day. Justin Cronin childdaydomestic Change image and share on social
I came to Houston for a job, the reason most people move halfway across the country with a first grader and a five-week-old. I came here to teach at Rice. Justin Cronin countrygraderhalfway Change image and share on social
If you try to write 1,000 words a day, as I do, after 100 days you'll look up and have a book. It may be a mess, and you may have to revise it 50 times, but you can't revise it if you haven't written it. Justin Cronin 000bookday share on social
I'm an ecumenical reader, grew up with all sorts of fiction, teach writing, went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so my tastes and interests are broad. Justin Cronin broadecumenicalfiction Change image and share on social
I tend to start at 9 o'clock in the morning and write until 3. Those are my best hours. They fit the other rhythms of the world. So I write for six hours, pretty much without any breaks. Justin Cronin breakclockfit 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
When you write, you take the ball and you hold it up to the light and you turn it slowly, and let people draw their own conclusions. And try to bring empathy to all sides of the equation. Justin Cronin ballbringconclusion Change image and share on social
