Many in the literary world were
rendered speechless today when news
broke of the death of acclaimed spy
and military writer Tom Clancy at age
66.
The author, whose works include “The
Hunt for Red October,” “Clear and
Present Danger,” and “Patriot
Games,” is being remembered as a
“ favorite storyteller of the American
military
.”
CNN praised Clancy “for writing
meticulous thrillers focusing on
political intrigue and military tactics
and technology.”
Through Clancy’s brilliant storytelling,
the world got to know CIA agent Jack
Ryan, the main character in most of
the best-selling novels.
No other American novelist could take
20 pages to describe the intricacies of
a wire within an explosive device.
The following quotes from Clancy shed
light on his prolific career—and offer
insights for writers of all sorts:
“Writing is hard, miserable,
lonely work…You have to play to
win.”
“The difference between fiction
and reality? Fiction has to make
sense.”
“You learn to write the same
way you learn to play golf. You do
it, and keep doing it until you
get it right. A lot of people think
something mystical happens to
you, that maybe the muse kisses
you on the ear. But writing isn’t
divinely inspired – it’s hard
work.”
“Books and movies are different
art forms with different rules.
And because of that, they never
translate exactly.”
“Fundamentally, I think of myself
as a storyteller, not a writer.”
“I was one of the first
generations to watch television.
TV exposes people to news, to
information, to knowledge, to
entertainment. How is it bad?”
“Success is a finished book, a
stack of pages each of which is
filled with words. If you reach
that point, you have won a
victory over yourself no less
impressive than sailing single-
handed around the world. Maybe
you'll get published. Maybe you
won't.”
Clancy, a former insurance agent, sold
more than 50 million books worldwide.
rendered speechless today when news
broke of the death of acclaimed spy
and military writer Tom Clancy at age
66.
The author, whose works include “The
Hunt for Red October,” “Clear and
Present Danger,” and “Patriot
Games,” is being remembered as a
“ favorite storyteller of the American
military
.”
CNN praised Clancy “for writing
meticulous thrillers focusing on
political intrigue and military tactics
and technology.”
Through Clancy’s brilliant storytelling,
the world got to know CIA agent Jack
Ryan, the main character in most of
the best-selling novels.
No other American novelist could take
20 pages to describe the intricacies of
a wire within an explosive device.
The following quotes from Clancy shed
light on his prolific career—and offer
insights for writers of all sorts:
“Writing is hard, miserable,
lonely work…You have to play to
win.”
“The difference between fiction
and reality? Fiction has to make
sense.”
“You learn to write the same
way you learn to play golf. You do
it, and keep doing it until you
get it right. A lot of people think
something mystical happens to
you, that maybe the muse kisses
you on the ear. But writing isn’t
divinely inspired – it’s hard
work.”
“Books and movies are different
art forms with different rules.
And because of that, they never
translate exactly.”
“Fundamentally, I think of myself
as a storyteller, not a writer.”
“I was one of the first
generations to watch television.
TV exposes people to news, to
information, to knowledge, to
entertainment. How is it bad?”
“Success is a finished book, a
stack of pages each of which is
filled with words. If you reach
that point, you have won a
victory over yourself no less
impressive than sailing single-
handed around the world. Maybe
you'll get published. Maybe you
won't.”
Clancy, a former insurance agent, sold
more than 50 million books worldwide.
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