7 John Scott Quotes on Writing

John Scott quotes on writing

1. I don't see myself as experimenting in any conscious way, it's perhaps that certain books require different densities of language.

2. I have a backlog of novels which I would love to be working on and would be working on if I were not obliged to hold down a full time job.

5. If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular, and frequent, basis.

6. In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they're welcome. The books aren't there to accuse others - merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive.

8. My work is known by too few people for me to be remembered as a writer - that is, beyond those dedicated souls (bless them) who have followed the oeuvre through its various stages. To be realistic, when they and the last of my friends have died, I doubt I shall be remembered at all.

9. Poetry is a double-edged sword. You learn to use language at its most intense - but this is far too intense for prose fiction. I've been teaching myself to progressively strip the 'poetry' away - the bulk of The Architect is told in very simple prose.

11. The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story.