Chris Wooding Professions : Writer Born : February 28, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by Chris Wooding I hate SF books that think all you need to make a book is cool technology and mind-bending ideas without a decent plot or characters. And I hate when fantasy books are allowed to ramble off into five hundred page diatribes which don't advance the story one bit. Chris Wooding cool you technology hate Everything you write makes you better. But if you really need a tip, here's one: a good story begins in opposition to its ending. That means you work out how it finishes first, and then begin the story as far away from that point - in terms of character development - as you can. Chris Wooding good you work character I like writing comic pages, discovering the rhythm of the panels, learning how much you can and can't express. It's good to stretch myself as a writer instead of always doing prose work; I write screenplays for the same reason. Chris Wooding good myself learning work I'm a graphic-novel guy. I can't handle the wait for monthly or bi-monthly comics; I need the story finished so I can buy the whole thing. Chris Wooding wait need story i-can I do screen work, adult books, kids books and comic stuff, which gives me a pretty full plate. The problem is usually choosing which one I want to work on next. Chris Wooding me problem want work There was a big horror boom in the '80s, and I liked its originality and what you could get away with. Chris Wooding get big you horror 'Malice' wasn't about horror to start with but an underground comic driven by the power of rumour. However, as nothing fuels a rumour like fear, I decided that it had to be a frightening comic. Chris Wooding nothing start power fear I have a great affection for comics, and I think that people underrate comics as a genre. Chris Wooding great think affection people We relate comics to the main super-heroes, but it's a great medium through which all sorts of stories are told. Chris Wooding which through great relate Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors