Write because you love the work, not because of what might come from it. The journey is the purpose. Very Zen-like, I know, but honest to God it’s the truth. And I have never had to deal with writer’s block. Knock on wood. William Kent Krueger Read Quote
Ordinary Grace’ freed me. I don’t have to write only Cork O’Connor novels now. I’m liberated. I can write whatever I want to write. William Kent Krueger Read Quote
When you’re a writer, you’re always looking for conflict. It’s conflict that drives great stories. William Kent Krueger Read Quote
Readers anticipate that a significant element of every story will be additional exposure to the ways of the Ojibwe. The truth is that I enjoy this aspect of the work. Although I have no Indian blood running through my veins, in college I prepared to be a cultural anthropologist, so exploring other cultures is exciting to me. William Kent Krueger Read Quote
I think that whether we acknowledge it or not, our opinions as authors always influence our work. How can they not? William Kent Krueger Read Quote
