A novel usually begins, in my experience, with a thought or image that won't leave me alone. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a novel, I'm usually just trying to write about things that are interesting to me. — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
When I am writing a novel, though, then it's usually three or four hours a day. Ideally, right after lunch until three… — Stephen Graham Jones Copy Share Image
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write. — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
“I concede that a bad romantic novel is embarrassing and indefensible. So is a bad so-called realistic novel. (And it is usually… — Mary Burchell Copy Share Image
“I’m fond of joking that when I get stuck in writing, I’ll kill a character or blow something up (in the novel…usually).” — Beth Revis Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as the contemporary novel. Before I seem the complete reactionary, let me add that I've happily joined in… — Graham Swift Copy Share Image
When I start getting close to the end of a novel, something registers in the back of my mind for the next… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
