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Remember that just because major publishing is having trouble, that doesn't mean people have stopped reading books. Printed books won't go away, but ebooks won't go away, either.

~David Morrell

Topics: Away Because Books Either Go Go Away Having Just Just Because Major Mean Mean People People Printed Publishing Reading Reading Books Remember Stopped Trouble

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I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest in thrillers, and it occurred to me that Hemingway wrote many action scenes: the war scenes in 'A Farewell to Arms' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' come to mind. But the scenes don't feel pulpy.

~David Morrell

Topics: Action Arms Bell Come Degree Farewell Feel Graduate Had Hemingway Interest Many Me Mind Noted Occurred Penn Penn State Philip Scenes Scholar State Studied Thrillers War Whom Wrote Young

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My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty much the central theme running through my work. It's about people's awareness of how uncertain life can be and their trying to guard against that.

~David Morrell

Topics: About Against Awareness Central Go Go To Hell Guard Hell How Instant Life Much People Pretty Ready Running Theme Through Trying Uncertain View Work World World View You

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When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.'

~David Morrell

Topics: Back Blood Deeply First Household Influenced Male Rogue Started

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One of the advantages of having gone to Penn State was having had a scholar for a mentor - Philip Young. Also, a professional writer named Philip Klass taught there. He was a science fiction writer whose pseudonym was William Tenn. As a professional writer, he brought wisdom to teaching because he'd done it for a living.

~David Morrell

Topics: Advantages Also Because Brought Done Fiction Fiction Writer Gone Had Having He Living Mentor Named Penn Penn State Philip Professional Scholar Science Science Fiction State Taught Teaching Whose William Wisdom Writer Young

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I use these senses - touch, sight, feel and smell - as triggers that invite readers or propel them into the scene. The trick is not to make it obvious. I've written an entire chapter about this in my book, 'The Successful Novelist.' I've lectured about it extensively, but have yet to see many people pick up on it.

~David Morrell

Topics: About Book Chapter Entire Feel Invite Make Many Novelist Obvious People Pick Readers Scene See Senses Sight Smell Successful Them Touch Trick Triggers Up Use Written

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In my novel, 'First Blood,' Rambo died. In the films, he lives.

~David Morrell

Topics: Blood Died Films First He Lives Novel

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The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

~David Morrell

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If you chase the market, it's not going to come to you. You have to have faith in yourself. I think one of the differences in what I call 'civilians' and 'authors' is that we have an antenna hat buzzing all the time.

~David Morrell

Topics: Authors Call Chase Civilians Come Differences Faith Going Hat Market Think Time You Yourself I Think

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When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'

~David Morrell

Topics: Another First-Rate Mantra Second-Rate Teach Version Writer Writing Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Novelist

Born: April 24th, 1943

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