I began writing 'Matterhorn' in 1975 and for more than 30 years I kept working on my novel in my spare time,… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
“There is no loss bigger than losing your manuscript, not even love.” — Himanshu Chhabra Copy Share Image
“Ben ducked beneath the arbor and paused by the fishpond when a memory crept upon him like a shadow. This was the… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three. — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
With a computer, you make your changes on the screen and then you print out a clean copy. With a typewriter, you… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“It can be depressing when no one takes interest, and a lack of response makes the writer question why they’re writing at… — Lizz Clements Copy Share Image
If you look at an illuminated manuscript, even today, it just blows your mind. For them, without all the clutter and inputs… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
One of my graduate school professors, to whom I started sending poems when I started writing again after a 10-year hiatus, suggested… — Marilyn Nelson Copy Share Image
I have a color-coded computer spreadsheet that divides things down to chapter fragments. Each character's point-of-view is a different color. The text… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
By the time I was 23 or 24 and had written the first manuscript of 'The Final Winter', I knew I wanted… — Matthew Nable Copy Share Image
If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
So far, I've never missed a deadline for a term paper, a review, a manuscript. I perform the mumbo-jumbo of voting with… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
“An unedited manuscript is a first draft of story; but is not a finished product. Too many writers study the craft of… — Michael J. Kannengieser Copy Share Image
Instead of taking a year off, I started 'Dreamers of the Day' exactly 36 hours after I sent the manuscript for 'A… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
“Here’s her story, a tale of the bear-keeper’s daughter and the Empire: what happened to her and what happened because of her.” — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
“You know your heart and soul are stapled to that manuscript, but what we see are the words on the paper” — Teresa Nielsen Haydense Copy Share Image
Characters are incredibly important, but I tend to build them around the plot during the outline stage. However, once I'm writing the… — Aimee Carter Copy Share Image
Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are. — Bruce Jackson Copy Share Image
“How do you end a story that’s not yours? Add another sentence where there is a pause? Infiltrate the story with a… — Shaila Abdullah Copy Share Image
I was eighteen when I wrote my first book, and I can't remember what it was called. I have no idea where… — Cynthia Voigt Copy Share Image
Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling… — Tabatha Coffey Copy Share Image
