I've been writing since I was about thirteen but didn't start a book until 2007. I spent four years writing a sci-fi… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I do love the young adult novels as a form and genre, because it has a purity of intention and heart. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction, an art founded on the principle that human beings change. -----… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
We live in a sea of general ideas, so that's not a novel, since there are so many general ideas. But the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Three of my novels and a good number of my short stories are told from the point of view of men. I… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
We [me and husband ] had been learning about the Khazars, and I had read Michael Chabon's novel [Gentlemen of the Road]… — Emily Barton Copy Share Image
Horse racing is really much more intimidating than anything having to do with literature. When I had horses at the racetrack, I… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
Maybe they'll start making serialized movies. I watched the first couple seasons of '24' and it's really fun. I bought the DVD… — Jeremy Sisto Copy Share Image
We [Rodriguez and Frank Miller] wanted to take the movies and turn them into a graphic novel, so that people wouldn't even… — Robert Rodriguez Copy Share Image
“My books are a subject of much discussion. They pour from shelves onto tables, chairs and the floor, and Chaz observes that… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
In a novella, a whole lot of crap can happen, and you can build momentum and suspense and leave room for a… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
My first novel, 'The Lions of Lucerne,' just poured out of me. It was an amazing feeling of accomplishment. My biggest fear… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
I know I love a novel with an unreliable narrator, and I think many readers do as well. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
The Postman Always Rings Twice that's a book that I think every writer should read - that has to do with technique.… — Jonathan Dee Copy Share Image
I had a series of terrible jobs, whatever would allow me to write for four hours during the day. During that time… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get very crummy. — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
When I get interested in a new topic I teach a class on it. There's a graduate seminar I teach in which… — Matthea Harvey Copy Share Image
Writing a novel can be solitary at times compared to screenwriting, but I don't mind that. — Ruth Jones Copy Share Image
In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I think reading a novel is almost next best to having something to do. — Margaret Oliphant Copy Share Image
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