Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

About Walter Jon Williams:

Walter Jon Williams is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, a series of historical novels set during the age of sail, Privateers and Gentlemen (1981–1984).
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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.

Walter Jon Williams

An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.

Walter Jon Williams

It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field.

Walter Jon Williams

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.

Walter Jon Williams

The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.

Walter Jon Williams

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.

Walter Jon Williams

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.

Walter Jon Williams

I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get.

Walter Jon Williams

When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.

Walter Jon Williams

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.

Walter Jon Williams

Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that.

Walter Jon Williams

Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.

Walter Jon Williams

I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings.

Walter Jon Williams

If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.

Walter Jon Williams

The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.

Walter Jon Williams

I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.

Walter Jon Williams

Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.

Walter Jon Williams

I now have to find a reason to write, every single day.

Walter Jon Williams

Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.

Walter Jon Williams

For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone.

Walter Jon Williams

Author Bio

  • NameWalter Jon Williams
  • DescriptionAmerican fiction writer
  • BornOctober 15, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsNebula Award