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32 quotes by Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams (born October 15, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, a series of historical novels set during the age of sail, Privateers and Gentlemen (1981–1984).
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I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings.

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If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.

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I've learned that I get blocked when my subconscious mind is telling me that I've taken the work in a wrong direction, and that once I start... →

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I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a... →

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That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the... →

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Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.

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The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for... →

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Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.

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Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.

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It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.

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Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.

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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.

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The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years.

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