Jean M. Auel Quotes & Sayings

“Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but it's the science of prehistory - palaeontology and archaeology - rather than astronomy or physics.”

“I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true.”

“I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.”

“I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.”

“Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive.”

“Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.”

“From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it.”

“From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.”

“I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.”

“I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.”