“My
greatest desire is to write a symphony. But that’s never going to happen so I
wrote a novel instead.” Rich Ritter
“As
a writer, one of my gifts is the ability to revise perfectly good prose into
drivel.” Rich Ritter
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| Revising the third draft of Nor Things to Come: A Trilogy of the American West |
“Because not one literary agent has expressed even the slightest interest to represent me, I enjoy the singular privilege of writing whatever I want whenever I want.” Rich Ritter
“After
finishing a novel, a novella, and an epic trilogy on the family computer, I should buy a
laptop to prove to my friends that I’m serious about writing.” Rich Ritter
“I
cherish the characters I create. When they succeed, I rejoice. When they
struggle, I ache. When they die, I grieve. A psychiatrist might see delusional
behavior, but I prefer to imagine that my love of fictional beings is a symptom
of genius.” Rich Ritter
You
may use these quotations without my permission, but only if you give me proper
credit. Thank you.
