Kristine Kathryn Rusch Quotes & Sayings

The only way to build a fan base is to have a lot of material out there for readers to find. You can't manufacture a fan base. You create it, one story at a time. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Indie writers who promote their book instead of writing the next book are wasting their time. The more books you've written, the more books you'll sell. That's how it works. That's how it's always worked. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

I am one of the heretics who believes that art must be enjoyed first and analyzed later. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Like Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake and Robert B. Parker and oh so many others, I want to die with my boots on, facedown on my keyboard if possible, in the middle of a sentence. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Perhaps true faith is a form of insanity. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

[Discipline i]t's the ability to overcome the urge to grab the bright and shiny and interesting to finish what you've started. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Write. Publish. Repeat. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

As for indie writers, a lot of them don't realize that they're in the hurry-up-and-wait business, not the wait-and-hurry-up business. They work really, really, really hard at goosing the first-month sales, and then getting disappointed when those sales either go down or never happen in the first place. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Our subconscious works in metaphors, stories, and word play. That's why a particular story or movie may mean more to some people than to others. Have you considered why you quest for this tale now? — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Rebels learn the rules better than the rule-makers do. Rebels learn where the holes are, where the rules can best be breached. Become an expert at the rules. Then break them with creativity and style. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Reese, honey, victims are victims when they remain quiet. They gain power when they speak out. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Publicity doesn't work for books. It really doesn't. All it does is get your name in front of a reader who might then glance at your book. Or not. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

He crossed the stage, pushed the bench back and sat, hands resting on the keyboard cover. After a moment, he took off the cloth, and uncovered the keyboard. He rested his fingers on the keys, but didn't depress them, simply sitting there for a moment, in the dark and silent auditorium, and closed his eyes.
He belonged here. Not on a stage, but with a piano. It was the only place he felt alive. The groupies, the concerts, the strangely worshipful perks of fame, none of them made him feel complete like these moments alone did. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

For each rule of thumb, there is something that breaks that rule. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

As one of my creative writing professors once said, there are only seven plots. What makes those plots different is how you handle them, your voice, your style, and your way of thinking. That's all. People can mimic your style, but they can never achieve your unique point of view. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The worst situations in the world always start with the words, 'trust me.' — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Rod Clark has one of the most unique voices I have ever encountered. I still quote some of his political insights years later. To have him write political science fiction is both appropriate and intriguing. — Kristine Kathryn Rusch