Emlyn Quotes & Sayings

Writing is the new reading — Emlyn Hall

The fantasy genre is best defined by its vivid world-building and larger than life characters. These characters often include non-human races, although this is not a requirement. The practice of magic is also a common component of the genre. — Emlyn Chand

Great is the Lord. He is worthy of praise. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Wait," Honey said to herself, as she realized something amazing. "I'm already an excellent flyer. Maybe I can fight crime too. — Emlyn Chand

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all. — Deb Caletti

If loving and communing with God isn't your primary purpose in prayer, you're missing out on what Christianity is all about! — Andrew Wommack

Identify those expectations, you must first identify your reader. Let's do that now. — Emlyn Chand

I've said it before, and by gosh, I'll say it again - don't be afraid to toot your own horn. — Emlyn Chand

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death. — Charles De Montesquieu

Without news to feed it, the biggest story starves. — Emlyn Williams

If it's especially hard to remember or to spell correctly, you may want to create an alias that's both unique and accessible. — Emlyn Chand

Yes, he is not unused to playing in midfield, but at the same time he's not used to playing there either. — Emlyn Hughes

Do good. That's all any of us can do. — Emlyn Chand

Doesn't it feel great to have eight ideas you love written down and spread out on the table before you? I'll forgive you if you took a quick break from reading to do a little freestyle writing, but we really need to get back to business so you can discover your brand and move on to writing even bigger and better things. — Emlyn Chand

Adventure novels tend to be larger than life. They involve lots of wham-bam and don't usually require a lot of extra thinking on the reader's part the way a mystery or thriller might. — Emlyn Chand

Two types of prophecies exist. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be prevented. We can't know which is which. — Emlyn Chand

Johanna Mason is naked again and oiling her skin down for a wrestling lesson. — Suzanne Collins

Hey, ants!" she shouted. "Please help. Anteater is very hungry, but cannot find any food. — Emlyn Chand

Spiritual in nature or clean and wholesome, but the type of reader who'd enjoy my books about angels, love, and family would very much have these expectations. — Emlyn Chand

accommodate your reader? — Emlyn Chand

You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help. — Emlyn Chand

each one as it pertains to your ideal reader. If you're not sure, get online and do a little research. Go to Amazon or Goodreads and look up books similar to your remaining idea cards. — Emlyn Chand

There are two types of visions. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be stopped. Now more than ever, I wish I could tell them apart. — Emlyn Chand

Whether brainstormed or borrowed, record each exciting idea onto an index card. You're welcome to fill the index card up completely, or you can simply write the main hook for each idea, before moving onto the next. — Emlyn Chand

Reading books in the genre you write is incredibly important when it comes to understanding the rules of your genre and the preferences of your target audience. — Emlyn Chand

Note to self: don't throw things at girls. — Emlyn Chand

There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful. — Lena Headey

Similarly, when an author switches back and forth between wildly different genres, she also alienates her readers. — Emlyn Chand

Her eyes burrow into my forehead like greedy grubs that want to feed off my private thoughts. — Emlyn Chand

They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy, called the rights of man. — Edmund Burke

Her voice floats past me, swaying rhythmically, creating the sweetest song imaginable — Emlyn Chand