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"But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices."
Time
"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."
Ideas
"If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't."
First
"Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities."
Being
"I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it."
Fiction
"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."
Job
"I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice."
Voice
"I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long."
Hope
"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."
Time
"I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either."
Awareness
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"A solid idea is a firm foundation of a universe construction."
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Personal Development
"Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts."
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"I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come up with the basic seed, so it's not very productive to come in with nothing."
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"Jack and I usually get together and sit around in the afternoons and start throwing ideas around."
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"Ideas are infinite, original, and lively divine thoughts."
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"I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry."
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"A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted."
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"One of the ideas behind doing this acoustic record is that I didn't want to have to produce it by committee."
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"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."
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"I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working."
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