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" Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.' "
James Rollins
Liar
Family
Growing Up
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" The hope for our nation and our world lies within our ability to innovate and move forward technologically. "
James Rollins
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Nation
" Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark. "
James Rollins
Go
Me
Science
" I do have an office where about 70 percent of my writing gets done, but sometimes it does get a bit stir-crazy to be cooped up in there, so I'll grab my laptop and write somewhere else: another room in the house, out on the patio, or even Heaven-forbid, a trip to Starbucks. But I also write on the road. "
James Rollins
Road
Done
Sometimes
" I started writing short stories. I tried writing horror, mystery, science fiction. I joined a little critique group here in town and ran my stories past them. After about three years, I tackled my first novel, Subterranean. It took me 11 months to write. "
James Rollins
Me
Short
Science
" With two books a year, I don't have time for writer's block. "
James Rollins
Writer
Block
Books
" I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also a veterinarian before I sold my first book, and I still volunteer my time to help with animal welfare causes. So that is a career I would be happy to return to - while still secretly writing strange stories back in my doctor's office. "
James Rollins
Animal
Time
Be Happy
" The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I picked up the book How to Write a Novel in 90 Days. The author said to just write three pages a day, and I figured, I can do this. I never got past Page 3 of that book. "
James Rollins
Day
Book
Time
" I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or a page or two. "
James Rollins
Page
Everyday
Momentum
" I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to include in the novel, and before I know, I've wasted an entire morning delving into that subject matter without a word written. "
James Rollins
Looking
Think
Research
" I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. I subscribe to National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, and a slew of other magazines. And it is while reading articles for pleasure and interest that an interesting 'What if?' will pop into my head. "
James Rollins
American
Reading
Interesting
" Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of doors. "
James Rollins
Doors
Interview
Writing
" Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought you had to have some literary pedigree to be a successful author, the son of Hemingway or Fitzgerald. "
James Rollins
Son
Career
Age
" I've mis-signed many a book Rollins or Clemens. My readers quickly become aware. Booksellers will often promote me under both names, and I do plug both at signings. Generally, the fantasy reader has no problem going into the suspense genre. It's harder for the typical suspense reader to go the other direction. "
James Rollins
Fantasy
Direction
Problem
" I subscribe to 'National Geographic,' 'Scientific American,' 'Discover,' and a slew of other magazines. And it is while reading articles for pleasure and interest that an interesting 'What if?' will pop into my head. "
James Rollins
American
Interesting
Reading