I've always been one of those people who wondered 'What if...' Ann Maxwell More Quotes by Ann Maxwell More Quotes From Ann Maxwell The writing partnership is a good collaboration for the same reason the marriage works, which is two people who can stand alone choosing to stand together. Ann Maxwell alonegoodmarriagepeople My daughter loves romances. She's a Ph.D student at George Washington University, and when my first book without a clinch cover came out, she said to me: 'Finally, a book I can read on the Metro.' Ann Maxwell medaughteri-canbook Not only is it OK for a woman to write about a tough guy, but it might even help sell him. Ann Maxwell helpwomanonlytough Traditionally in crime fiction, women exist as a bedroom convenience or to screw up in order that the plot may progress. I wanted no part of that. Ann Maxwell bedroomprogresswomencrime Fiddler is keenly aware that justice and law don't necessarily equate. Ann Maxwell equateawarelawjustice If Nora Roberts were a man, she'd be on the cover of big business magazines as the next Charles Dickens. Ann Maxwell shebigmanbusiness Having a Weim means never having to work alone again. I have two Weims. When they think I've been working too long, they stage an intercession. Ann Maxwell alonethinkworklong The West Coast is so different from the common perceptions of it. Ann Maxwell west-coastcoastdifferentcommon You can only write your own vision. Ann Maxwell yourownyouvision I'm a great believer in possibilities. Ann Maxwell possibilitiesgreatbeliever You love each book. They're your children. Ann Maxwell youlovebookchildren I have always loved the wild places between the Sierra Nevada range and the Rocky Mountains. The east face of the Sierra Nevada is steep and largely unknown, a wonderful setting. Ann Maxwell mountainswildlovedface Some people are born for the city. I'm not one of them. Ann Maxwell some-peoplecitybornpeople The wonderful thing about romance is that there are so many flavors of it! Ann Maxwell thingaboutromancewonderful Love is itself an expression of strength. Ann Maxwell strengthexpressionlove-islove When we moved to Laguna Niguel, there was one four-way stop sign between the freeway and PCH. Ann Maxwell signbetweenstopmoved As science-fiction was what I read in college, it was natural that I should be tempted to write it. So I did, and continued to do so, even while I was co-authoring mysteries with my husband Evan. Ann Maxwell writehusbandcollegenatural The good news, when you write with another, is that you never have an empty page in front of you. The bad news is... you never have an empty page in front of you. Ann Maxwell badgoodyounews I think that I had read so much fiction that the craft itself sort of sank into me. I didn't read any 'how to' books or attend any popular-fiction-writing classes or have a critique group. For many years into my writing, I didn't even know another author. For me, a lot of reading was the best teacher. Ann Maxwell bestmereadingteacher I am far more pragmatic than the stereotype of the sex permits. Ann Maxwell fari-ammoresex
