Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it…

“Anyone can write one book; for instance even politicians do it! Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer”

— Len Deighton

People ask me what book politicians should read. They should read the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

— Marina Abramovic

When you write your first book, you're writing in a vacuum; it doesn't matter how much time it takes. And then with the second…

— Sabaa Tahir

When you write your first book aged 25 or so, you have 25 years of experience, albeit much of it juvenile experience. The second…

— Douglas Adams

And when my second book had come out, "Wild Gratitude," I went to Pearl London's class and she worked through different drafts of poems…

— Edward Hirsch

The second book, which was probably more from a professional standpoint - when I read Junot Díaz's Drown, I was like, Oh my god,…

— Matt de la Pena

“I enjoyed your book. You are a descriptive writer who paints well with pen in hand. Your story had a bit of everything…suspense, humor,…

— Josie Angod

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

— Rick Riordan

“A book of prophesy opens the doors. You need a second book to close it. Tanno Spiritwalker Kimloc”

— Steven Erikson

By the time I was writing the second book, my life had changed rather dramatically, thanks to the intervention of television, and I needed…

— John Hodgman

I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that's even better…

— Suzanne Brockmann

They're still working on the script - they've got to get that nailed down and they want the first movie to come out obviously,…

— Josh Hutcherson

The success of 'The Widow' meant there were expectations for the second book from the first word, and it has created a completely different…

— Fiona Barton

I had been working on a second book with [David] Petraeus called Relentless. Obviously that book and the income that it would have generated…

— Paula Broadwell

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look…

— Dan Poynter