I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

Quote by Len Wein

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I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my...

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating...

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating...

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there...

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there...

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his...

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his...

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the...

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the...

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin,...

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin,...

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I...

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they...

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they...

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get...

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get...

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've...

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've...