Entertaining Writing Quotes

I don't laugh that much, but I do like humorous books, and I like to entertain readers that way.

I've always been into 'fast-paced, don't bore 'em, keep it moving along, stick with the story.' You know: tell a story the way I want to hear a story. I find it more rewarding to write for kids, but I also find it a little easier, because you can just let loose a little bit more in terms of fantasy and stuff.

Whether your audience is in a sweaty basement club or nestled in a favourite armchair, good money has been paid, and attention has got to be grabbed if you are not to be heckled off the stage or find your novel discarded in favour of the latest volume of 'Fifty Shades of Whatever.'

I believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible.