Bob Mayer quotes:

Writing is a lonely profession.

I read so much science fiction when I was young. I believe science fiction is the genre for exploration and to learn about possibilities via book.

Completing any writing project, particularly a novel, is a daunting prospect. Many people become frozen by the prospect. Others keep waiting for the right time. Some wait for the spark of inspiration. Even experienced writers find it is easier to do anything other than actually write.

A one-hundred-thousand-word novel might take a year or several years, and then you just come to 'The End' one day. But it takes hundreds of days to get to 'The End.' As a writer, you have to put in those hundreds of days.

People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours.

The most important thing is readers. I've got a huge Twitter following, but I don't really think it sells books; I don't think a huge Facebook following sells books - although these things aren't bad, of course.

I think the philosophy that we don't know as much as we think we know resonates throughout my work.

One thing I often talk about in my business is that an eBook is not like a print book: it's very, very different. It's organic. It's changing.

Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.