Walter Jon Williams quotes

I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings. (Walter Jon Williams)
If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
How long it takes to write a book depends on its length. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I've learned that I get blocked when my subconscious mind is telling me that I've taken the work in a wrong direction, and that once I start listening to what my subconscious is trying to tell me, I can work out the problem and get moving again. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I now have to find a reason to write, every single day. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get. (Walter Jon Williams)
An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
The mass-market paperback, for one, is too expensive. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price. (Walter Jon Williams)
That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door. View quote
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It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that. View quote
Walter Jon Williams
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days. View quote
Walter Jon Williams