Thought for the Day

"It is huge fun writing a synopsis for a book that doesn't yet exist. It's like the work of those early map-makers who, lacking any knowledge of a particular ocean, spent their time making up sea monsters."

~ Rod Duncan, author

Thought for the Day

"On the same day as that lovely 5* review, I find a 3* review of another of my books, headlined: "Tedious, very tedious". This is as it should be. Some people should love them. Others should hate them. Never try to write a book that everyone will quite like!"

~ Rod Duncan, author

Thought for the Day

"Half my job as novelist is to convince myself that the book will be worth reading, otherwise I'd give up. The other half is convincing the readers."

~ Rod Duncan, author

Thought for the Day

"The gift of writing was stolen from a wizard, who cast a curse in revenge. From that day on, every novel might be improved by one more edit."

~ Rod Duncan, Author