Teresa Nielsen Hayden Quotes

#1. So many problems are solved simply by knowing enough verbs.

Teresa Nielsen Hayden

#2. Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion.

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#3. Plot is a literary convention. Story is a force of nature.

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#4. I believe God put that itchy spot on our backs just exactly where we can't reach it in order to encourage us be nice to each other.

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#5. If there is no willingness to use force to defend civil society, it's civil society that goes away, not force.

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#6. Just because you're on their side doesn't mean they're on your side.

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#7. Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.

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#8. Don't use metaphors in fantasy; your readers will take them literally. Or they may take them figuratively - but if so, they'll also take your magics and transformations figuratively. Either way, you're in trouble.

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#9. I have to go make books. Sorry about that.

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#10. If this power could be used for good, it wouldn't be this power.

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#11. Writer: It's not an occupation; it's a compulsion.

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#12. If you ask 20 different readers why they read, they will all be right.

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#13. Didn't need the user icon to know you're white and male.

Teresa Nielsen Hayden