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“Of course I know that the twins are only words on a page, and I’m certainly not the sort of writer who talks to his characters or harbours any illusions about the creative process. But at the same time, I think it’s juvenile and arrogant when literary writers compulsively remind their readers that the characters aren’t real. People know that already. The challenge is to make an intelligent reader suspend disbelief, to seduce them into the reality of a narrative.”

~ Michel Faber

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quote 2015-08-31 09:30

Bookloving author and publisher

“Readers like books to carry them into the unknown. They like characters who are unusual, who open new arenas for them, who introduce them to situations they might never personally experience. This means that as writers, we have unlimited opportunities to explore new worlds. But we must also give readers something they can relate to, something that will form a bridge between the familiar and the unknown. Emotion will always create such a bridge.”

~ Kathy Jacobson

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quote 2015-08-25 15:36

Bookloving author and publisher

“I write for the kid in me… . Often when I’m working on a story, I’ll find myself laughing at something my characters have done, or even being surprised at where they’ve taken the story. It’s as if they have a life all their own. What I do is create them and then let them go on to entertain me… .”

~ Elvira Woodruff

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