When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book,… — Anita Desai Copy Share Image
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?' — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
When we're about telling the best possible story, making the best possible book - we're thinking about the reader, rather than about… — Sally Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
I remember, even in college, reading Cliffs Notes about a book and thinking to myself, 'Geez, that sounds like a good book.… — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
My favorite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
I always start a book thinking that it can be something other than first-person present, and I always come back to first-person… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
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You always hope a book's going to be a success. I don't think I've ever written a book thinking, 'This will be… — Ryan North Copy Share Image
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When I start on a book, I have been thinking about it and making occasional notes for some time... So I have… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
People sometimes ask who I would cast in my books and I never have any idea. I don't think I could ever… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I think the books are the books. They were conceived as books. They weren't conceived as movies. When I write scripts, that's… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
