There would be no Sherlock Holmes if it were not for serial publication. Margaret Atwood holmespublicationserial Change image and share on social
Science fiction is filled with Martians and space travel to other planets, and things like that. Margaret Atwood fictionfillmartian Change image and share on social
Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera - or an NHL game. Margaret Atwood bookcheapcompare Change image and share on social
Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid immediate alliteration and assonance in favor of echoes placed later in the poems. Margaret Atwood alliterationassonanceavoid Change image and share on social
You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge. Margaret Atwood biasforminvolve share on social
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on different areas of life on earth. Margaret Atwood areabeginearth Change image and share on social
Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done. Margaret Atwood catchconsequencefinally Change image and share on social
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. Margaret Atwood bookcontroldictate Change image and share on social
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well. Margaret Atwood deaddemocracyhand share on social
If I pick up a book with vampires on the cover, I want there to be vampires. If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I want there to be dragons inside the book. Proper labeling. Ethical labeling. Margaret Atwood bookcoverdragon share on social
