I teach a non-fiction writing class at New York University, and one of my great pleasures is deciding on the syllabus. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“He is half vampire. He would eat you.” Gatuika splashes her sister.” — Tricia Copeland Copy Share Image
“The earth rests on three whales: On the deeds of heroes. On the prayers of believers. On the toasts of drunkards.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Have you lost your mind? What have I told you Charlie about whales? You can’t MANHANDLE THEM!” — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
My first and biggest love was always fiction writing. But it is a very lonely pastime. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“Every book contains a secret – even the writer doesn't always know what it is.” — Carla H. Krueger Copy Share Image
Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. — Robert Morgan Copy Share Image
The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
“We share a bond. We do everything together. We have a piece of strong, invisible thread connecting us. It’s indestructible – it… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“People say to me they don't have time to write and I just look at them like they're crazy. Like I have… — D.A. Nelson Copy Share Image
Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
It puzzles me when writers say they can't read fiction when they're writing fiction because they don't want to be influenced. I'm… — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
“The other one was filled with loud and obnoxious tourists. Always boasting on winning a sand castle competition and seeing who could… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
I love long sentences. My big heroes of fiction writing are Henry James and Proust - people who recognise that life doesn't… — John Burnside Copy Share Image
“At that moment, I had apparently signed a contract in blood. We all know the power of spoken words; well, they are… — Mariia Manko Copy Share Image
“I distracted Herbert by pretending to trip and break a bone. Ethan darted around to the red golf cart with a cocky… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
With non-fiction writing I feel like I'm confined and driven by what actually happened. That makes the "plot". So it's a process… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“A related question is where in time to begin. Should you begin far back in a character's past and move forward, or… — Julie Checkoway Copy Share Image
“Tengo did not know for certain whether he wanted to be a professional novelist, nor was he sure he had the talent… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“She smiled sinisterly. Light mist started to slowly swirl around us. All I could see was her, the tall rocks and the… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
I took two fiction-writing courses in college and majored in literature. I felt that I had a knack though I wouldn't go… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
Fantasy doesn't have to be fantastic. American writers in particular find this much harder to grasp. You need to have your feet… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The professions of novelist and journalist are very separate. As a novelist, you are ultimately working for yourself. Yes, you need the… — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
“All writers struggle at some point with the problem of balance between authority and involvement, seduction and revelation. Specifically, beginning writers wonder… — Julie Checkoway Copy Share Image
“In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“And that one guy, Martin that everyone liked, well he had a gash above his right eye and bruising near his jawline… — Kristi Hayes Copy Share Image
“Danilo's was the kind of place where many drinking men come to hide, be it from their wives, in-laws, their jobs or… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“For his lunch break, Alex decided to sit outside for a smoke. There was no break room to speak of, just a… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“Well, I would tell Danny. I'd probably edit for Josh. That is if there was anything worth editing. “Joshua Roberts, you had… — Kaitlin Scott Copy Share Image
“...fiction writing is like duck hunting. You go to the right place at the right time with the right dog. You get… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“This is the tale of Magic Alex, the man who was everywhere: with Leonard Cohen in Hydra; in Crete with Joni Mitchell;… — Harry F. MacDonald Copy Share Image
