Every aspect of the novel is - or should be - an arrow pointed towards its ultimate meaning, or a multiplicity of… — C.E. Morgan Copy Share Image
Guy Gavriel Kay's 'Tigana' is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. It's beautifully… — David B. Coe Copy Share Image
Most contemporary novels are not really "written." They obtain what reality they have largely from an accurate rendering of the noises that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For me, not just the character of 'Ender', but the whole world is so beautifully crafted in the novel that I wasn't… — Asa Butterfield Copy Share Image
My foray into young adult lit was by no means planned. I wrote the first 'Alfred Kropp' book as an adult novel,… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
Plot comes first. The plot is the archictecture of your novel. You wouldn't build a house without a plan. If I wrote… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
"Freedom, individualism, authenticity and being yourself so long as you don't hurt another's physical person or property: The creative process is the… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
'J' is a novel. A story about what it is like for people after a terrible event. And it is a love… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
The book I am best known for, or only known for, is a novel I am prepared to repudiate: written a quarter… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
When you read a novel, you know what to expect because you've been reading novels for a long time. — Alejandro Zambra Copy Share Image
I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I've got many ideas that are still to be drawn out, but the… — Jade Hassoune Copy Share Image
Learning from books is so empowering - whether it be from history, a novel or a poem. When you come away from… — Lisa Lucas Copy Share Image
I'm certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style - they're valid components of a novel and you can't complete the… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
People who know and read comics know that there's a huge diversity amongst the types of stories. Nobody ever goes 'how many… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
Jane Austen wrote six of the most beloved novels in the English language, we are informed at the end of Becoming Jane,… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
I, alas, must present myself somewhat ignominiously as a chef in a busy kitchen. Somewhere a novel is bubbling on a back… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
My first novel, 'The Tiger's Daughter,' embodies the loneliness I felt but could not acknowledge, even to myself, as I negotiated the… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
As I get older, my childhood self becomes more accessible to me, but selectively, in images as stylized and suspect as moments… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Novels are forged in passion, demand fidelity and commitment, often drive you to boredom or rage, sleep with you at night. They… — David Leavitt Copy Share Image
