Novel writing wrecks homes.

Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.

— C. S. Forester

I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to write 50,000…

— Erin Morgenstern

Introduce your main characters and themes in the first third of your novel. If you are writing a plot-driven genre novel make sure all…

— Michael Moorcock

NaNo[ National Novel Writing Month] is an awesome opportunity to stretch your writing muscles and gives you permission to write in a way you…

— Michelle J. Howard

“In general, poor is polite and rich is rude.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Simplicity saves strength.”

— Amit Kalantri

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.

— Gene Wolfe

“The mistakes of the world are warning message for you.”

— Amit Kalantri

“All worries are less with wine.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Laura thought Bell would have a few things to say to Pynchon. And Laura had a few things to say to Bell, like, How…

— L.L. Barkat

“Don't compare the size of your roof with the size of the sky.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Novel-writing is not so much a profession as a yoga, or "way," an alternative to ordinary life-in-the-world. Its benefits are quasi-religious—a changed quality of…

— Marcy Sheiner

“The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.”

— Amit Kalantri

As to the differences between game work and novel writing, well, obviously the former is a lot less lonely - you're in and out…

— Richard K. Morgan

“Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.”

— Amit Kalantri