Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts
Nora Robertsis an American bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the in Death series, and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth10 October 1950
CitySilver Spring, MD
CountryUnited States of America
book writing loving-what-you-do
I never had a plan, except to write. I love what I do, and have from the beginning. Loving what you do makes it a lot easier to work, every day, to face the tough spots and heel in for the long haul. Nothing against plans; they work for some people. But for me, if I'd been planning, worrying about numbers, trying to micro-manage my career, I wouldn't have focused on the writing. If you don't write, you're not read. If you're not read, you don't sell. So that's my Master Plan, I guess. Write the books, let the agent agent, the editor edit, the publisher publish.
eye beer broken
Why couldn't the merciful God turn down the sunlight so it wasn't blasting like a red furnace against his aching eyes? Because he'd worshipped the god of beer, thats why. He'd broken a commandment and worshipped the false and foamy god of beer. And now he was being punished.
real character literature
I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up.
believe writing america
I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking.
believe connections wonder
Do you believe in reincarnation?...I was wondering why some connections seem so easy, so natural, as if they'd already been made and are getting picked up again.
discipline missing desire
[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.
nice fate cutting
I think sometimes fate cuts you a break. Like it says, okay, you've had enough of that crap, so it's time you fell into something nice. See what you make out of it.
thinking people world
Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.
sex done being-done
If sex is dignified it's not being done right.
people dolls dead-people
Dolls are like small dead people.
book writing discipline
A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then you can have all the talent in the world, and you aren't going to finish a book.
writing pages blank
I write every day. Even if I'm not writing well, I write through it. I can fix a bad page. I can't fix a blank one.
sex love-is faces
Love is very funny business. And sex - well, let's face it, sex is hysterical.
discipline guilt educated
I was educated by the nuns. Guilt and discipline — combine those and you'll be pretty productive.