Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob is an English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 August 1934
english-writer faster light possible published science space
Much of what is published is actually science fantasy, seeming possible but actually impossible, such as faster than light space travel.
evil soul monsters
If the fiercest conglomerate monsters had souls, with all that implied, who could condemn them as evil?
writing eight years
Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.
children broken suffering
Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.
information-is-power information
Information is power. --Humfrey
way
Be what you are; it is better that way. --Dolph
internet
At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet.
horse definitions wonderful
A horse is wonderful by definition.
care foolish leaving-me
Is it foolish to care for non-existent folk?Then, leave me to my foolishness.
ancestry creatures
We are all creatures of our ancestry! There is no right and wrong, objectively.
character aspect novel
No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.
sex believe america
In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it.
elements want guilty
I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.
book self ongoing
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.