If you have a story that seems worth telling, and you think you can tell it worthily, then the thing … More

“The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.” … More

“I have reached the point where I know that as long as I sit down to write, the ideas will … More

“My books come to me in images, and sometimes the image is at the beginning of the book, and sometimes … More

“Novels do take charge of the writer, and the writer is basically a kind of sheepdog just trying to keep … More

“Short stories demand a certain awareness of one’s own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.” ~ Joan Didion

“I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.” ~ Alistar MacCleod

“Do not be grand. Try to get the ordinary into your writing – breakfast tables rather than the solar system; … More

“You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of … More

“It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to … More