James Rollins Quotes

Fiction Writing Was In My Blood From A Very Young Age, But I Never Considered Writing As A Real Career. I Thought You Had To Have Some Literary Pedigree To Be A Successful Author, The Son Of Hemingway Or Fitzgerald.

I Wrote For Years Before I Was Ever Published, And I Don't Think I Could Ever Stop. That Said, I Was Also A Veterinarian Before I Sold My First Book, And I Still Volunteer My Time To Help With Animal Welfare Causes. So That Is A Career I Would Be Happy To Return To - While Still Secretly Writing Strange Stories Back In My Doctor's Office.

I'm Pretty Disciplined To Keep The Momentum Of A Story Going By Writing Everyday, Even If It's Only A Couple Paragraphs Or A Page Or Two.

I've Mis-signed Many A Book Rollins Or Clemens. My Readers Quickly Become Aware. Booksellers Will Often Promote Me Under Both Names, And I Do Plug Both At Signings. Generally, The Fantasy Reader Has No Problem Going Into The Suspense Genre. It's Harder For The Typical Suspense Reader To Go The Other Direction.

With Two Books A Year, I Don't Have Time For Writer's Block.

Often Life Asks Much Of You, And You Either Honor Life By Answering With All Your Heart, Or You Cower Your Way Into Your Grave.

I Don't Actually Have A One Wellspring Of Inspiration. Though I'm Most Often Inspired While Reading - Both Fiction And Nonfiction.

I Subscribe To National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, And A Slew Of Other Magazines. And It Is While Reading Articles For Pleasure And Interest That An Interesting What If? Will Pop Into My Head.

I Read Anything I Could Get My Hands On: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thrillers. I Even Became Hooked On The Bantam Reprints Of The Old Pulp Novels From Thirties And Forties: Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Avenger.

Andy Harp's Retribution Is A Stunner: A Blow To The Gut And Shot Of Adrenaline. Here Is A Novel Written With Authentic Authority And Bears Shocking Relevance To The Dangers Of Today. It Reminds Me Of Tom Clancy At His Finest. Put This Novel On Your Must-read List-anything By Harp Is Now On Mine.

A Stunner…reminds Me Of Tom Clancy At His Finest.

Biblical References About Knowledge And Good And Evil Often Get Tangled Up.