Emlyn Chand Quotes

“There are two types of visions. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be stopped. Now more than ever, I wish I could tell them apart.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Note to self: don't throw things at girls.”

— Emlyn Chand

“You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help.”

— Emlyn Chand

Wait," Honey said to herself, as she realized something amazing. "I'm already an excellent flyer. Maybe I can fight crime too.

— Emlyn Chand

Hey, ants!" she shouted. "Please help. Anteater is very hungry, but cannot find any food.

— Emlyn Chand

“Her eyes burrow into my forehead like greedy grubs that want to feed off my private thoughts.”

— Emlyn Chand

Do good. That's all any of us can do.

— Emlyn Chand

“Her voice floats past me, swaying rhythmically, creating the sweetest song imaginable”

— Emlyn Chand

“I've said it before, and by gosh, I'll say it again - don't be afraid to toot your own horn.”

— Emlyn Chand

“The fantasy genre is best defined by its vivid world-building and larger than life characters. These characters often include non-human races, although this is not a requirement. The practice of magic is also a common component of the genre.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Similarly, when an author switches back and forth between wildly different genres, she also alienates her readers.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Doesn't it feel great to have eight ideas you love written down and spread out on the table before you? I'll forgive you if you took a quick break from reading to do a little freestyle writing, but we really need to get back to business so you can discover your brand and move on to writing even bigger and better things.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Adventure novels tend to be larger than life. They involve lots of wham-bam and don't usually require a lot of extra thinking on the reader's part the way a mystery or thriller might.”

— Emlyn Chand

Spiritual in nature or clean and wholesome, but the type of reader who'd enjoy my books about angels, love, and family would very much have these expectations.

— Emlyn Chand

“Identify those expectations, you must first identify your reader. Let's do that now.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Whether brainstormed or borrowed, record each exciting idea onto an index card. You're welcome to fill the index card up completely, or you can simply write the main hook for each idea, before moving onto the next.”

— Emlyn Chand

“Reading books in the genre you write is incredibly important when it comes to understanding the rules of your genre and the preferences of your target audience.”

— Emlyn Chand

“If it's especially hard to remember or to spell correctly, you may want to create an alias that's both unique and accessible.”

— Emlyn Chand

Accommodate your reader?

— Emlyn Chand

“Two types of prophecies exist. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be prevented. We can't know which is which.”

— Emlyn Chand