"No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects"
- Piers Anthony
About this Quote
This quote by Piers Anthony is describing the innovative procedure of writing a book. He is suggesting that no novel is a total copy of any other unique, even if there are numerous familiar aspects. He is indicating that although there might be a large number of characters and things that have been used in other books, the author needs to still develop something special and original. This quote is stressing the value of imagination and originality in the composing process. It is also suggesting that although there might be lots of familiar aspects, the author must still discover a way to make their unique stand out from the rest. This quote is a suggestion to authors that although there might be numerous familiar aspects, they need to still strive to develop something special and initial.
This quote is written / told by Piers Anthony somewhere between August 6, 1934 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from England.
The author also have 28 other quotes.
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"The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters"
"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon"
"I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person"
