People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

Quote by Len Wein

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I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

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...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

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.

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...

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I...

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I...

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle...

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle...

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...

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

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...

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've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled...

I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled...

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...

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...

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

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

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

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...

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...