I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dad manuscript mother
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut. Stephen King awarelotread Change image and share on social
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. Stephen King forcehopesweep Change image and share on social
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. Stephen King ghostinsidelive Change image and share on social
I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see. Kyle MacLachlan accomplishmentbigcarry Change image and share on social
I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the time, the first two unpublished manuscripts I wrote were both romances. I sold my third novel, 'Call After Midnight,' to Harlequin Intrigue after submitting it unagented. Tess Gerritsen begincallenjoy share on social
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.' Bill Cosby basketbrotherchild share on social