Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

Quote by Len Wein

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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 always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

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.

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.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

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...

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...

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...

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters...

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters...

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,...

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...

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...

I would like immortality.

I would like immortality.

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'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.

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,...

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

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

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...