"Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a world before, after, or other than this one, enter that world completely. Search it to find your deepest longings and most terrible fears. Let imagination carry you as far as it may, as long as you recount the voyage with excitement and wonder. But this is the most important rule: write the book you most long to read."

Source : "Know thy subject" by Steven Saylor, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2002.

Steven Saylor

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