An unpublished writer should doubt themselves. They should constantly wonder whether what they’re creating has merit. And then, having doubted, they should take up their pen and see if they can’t make it better. - Johnny Rich
That small difference made all the difference. - Johnny Rich
Nothing is over our heads if we hold them high enough. - Johnny Rich
A good book is not the same as a successful one. - Johnny Rich
Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration. - Johnny Rich
The characters act for reasons that they can’t control and, as readers, we have to believe in their motivations, their sense of choice and in the reality of their suffering, even though, deep down, we know it’s all just puppetry on the part of the writer. - Johnny Rich
To be motivated to write a novel, I need to be unable not to write. - Johnny Rich
Publishers are businesses and I don’t blame them for that. If they didn’t make money by publishing books, there wouldn’t be any books. - Johnny Rich
A novel must be judged on its merits, not on how hard the journey was to write it. - Johnny Rich
I guarantee it will change your life, but only because everything does, however small. - Johnny Rich
Like all fiction, my lies are just my efforts to be truer than the truth. - Johnny Rich
A thrilling story can be dull if told badly, but even the most mundane event can be elevated into a tale of epic scale by a good storyteller. - Johnny Rich