American - Author | January 20, 1959 -
I loved the world of imagination.
R. A. Salvatore
ImaginationWorldLoved
I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed books to read that didn't excite me and didn't even remotely connect to the realities of my life.
LifeSchoolMeLovedMy LifeWay
I thought I would set the world on fire when I got out of college. I had done quite well in a field that was growing. Unfortunately, we got hit with a recession in 1981.
FireCollegeWorldThoughtGrowing
I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that this would be something tangible to separate me from the nameless, numbered masses.
MeStoryProfessionalNeverMasses
So, while I gave up the notions of publishing at that time, I never stopped editing and refining that book. A few years later, in 1987, I thought I had it ready to go out again.
TimeBookThoughtReadyGoEditing
Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales.
ExperienceAmazingMeTalkingAlive
I don't often know exactly what's coming next, and that makes it more fun. And you know, for me, this entire genre is all about that; it's all about having fun and getting away from the mundane world for just a little while.
FunMeHaving FunWorldYouKnow
I'm trying to make all the characters change and grow, or regress.
ChangeGrowTryingMakeCharacters
Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do this and can't stomach it, honestly.
WorkCompetitionOpinionInternet
Writing is an incredibly lonely job.
JobWritingLonelyIncredibly
I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
BusinessMeInfluenceBookInternet
I do that mostly because I believe that the fantasy business is in terrible trouble right now, for several reasons, not the least of which being the almost Democrat vs. Republican mentality of readers on the Internet.
BusinessBelieveInternetTrouble
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict R. A. Salvatore quotes