1. “The desire to write well can never be fulfilled without hard work.”
2. “Writing isn't a source of pain. It's psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.”
3. “But once an idea for a novel seizes a writer...well, it’s like an inner fire that at first warms you and makes you feel good but then begins to eat you alive, burn you up from within. You can’t just walk away from the fire; it keeps burning. The only way to put it out is to write the book.”
4. “If you write with passion in your own style, you will make a place for yourself.”
5. “I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.
6. “If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.”
7. “I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down is gold that probably don't write very well.”
8. “I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.”
9. “Is rule of thumb in writing game: if story requires many long descriptions of smells so vile that will give reader nausea, is not likely to find publisher.”
10. “When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.”
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz was born July 9, 1945, in Everett, PA. He is an American best-selling Novelist, and his works incorporates elements of suspense, horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Early in his career he wrote under pseudonyms as Leigh Nichols, David Axton, and Brain Coffey. He reached the number one spot on the New York Times Bestseller list a total of 14 hardcover, and 14 paperbacks. He has sold 450 million copies world wide, and has a net worth of $150 million.
“I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support themselves and to succeed in life.” ~ Dean Koontz
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