I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.
I always have a book that I use that somehow inspires my novels.
I'm not out to convince anybody of anything.
It gives me confidence to know that what I'm writing has a veracity of its own without me having to invent it. When I'm writing fiction, I must believe it to be true, or I can see no point in it.
If I ever wrote a book, people would never believe it.
I've always been very good at convincing people. For instance, if I arrive in an airport and I'm in economy, I can always convince the guy to put me in first class.
I don't like to make strong statements. I want to write strong novels... I keep my deep, radical things for my novels.
I'm a novelist. I'm not a crusader, and I'm not an editorial writer. And I'm not writing fiction to convince anybody of anything.
Believe in yourself and stop trying to convince others.
Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.