Author: Simon Toyne

Quotes

I wrote 'The Searcher' because I love westerns, and they've fallen out of fashion.

I wrote 'The Searcher' because I love westerns, and they've fallen out of fashion.

- Simon Toyne

The author always knows more than the reader does at the start of a novel, and gradually, they share that knowledge with the reader - that's storytelling.

The author always knows more than the reader does at the start of a novel, and gradually, they share that knowledge with the reader - that's storytelling.

- Simon Toyne

One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.

One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.

- Simon Toyne

As a television producer, you do a lot of writing - drafting proposals for pilot shows and other things, so yes, a good deal of writing was involved.

As a television producer, you do a lot of writing - drafting proposals for pilot shows and other things, so yes, a good deal of writing was involved.

- Simon Toyne

I love that I can work from home and take my kids to school every day.

I love that I can work from home and take my kids to school every day.

- Simon Toyne

I love Westerns. They're a unique creation of American mythology.

I love Westerns. They're a unique creation of American mythology.

- Simon Toyne

I knew from my television work that I could sit down and put words on paper but didn't know if I had the talent to tell a story in novel form.

I knew from my television work that I could sit down and put words on paper but didn't know if I had the talent to tell a story in novel form.

- Simon Toyne

I love researching all sorts of weird stuff. I always say, 'God help me if the FBI came across my Internet search history.'

I love researching all sorts of weird stuff. I always say, 'God help me if the FBI came across my Internet search history.'

- Simon Toyne

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