A novel is a way to rethink and rewrite and re-envision the past, and also a way to speak to people who… — Emily Barton Copy Share Image
The 'interactive fiction' format hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of… — Graham Nelson Copy Share Image
A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer… — Bob Shacochis Copy Share Image
Expecting a novel to bear the weight of our whole disturbed society—to help solve our contemporary problems—seems to me a peculiarly American… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel.… — Gary Krist Copy Share Image
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Plot is a map and I begin with it. It is what made me admire the novels of the 19th century; that… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I wanted to find something I could do at home. I sat down with a friend and made a list of all… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
A news junkie, I read, daily, the 'Times/Sunday Times,' the 'Guardian/Observer,' 'Mail,' and the 'Argus' - both to keep up with crime… — Peter James Copy Share Image
I have rarely read a more wonderful book than To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander. Rich with historical detail and fully… — Colleen Coble Copy Share Image
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The novel's not the best form for disposing ideas, though that's one thing it can do. It likely is the best form,… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
I was captivated by Sherrie Flick's meticulous and intelligent study of Margaret and Vivette, and the men they share. Reconsidering Happiness is… — Jim Crace Copy Share Image
One of the marks of true genius is a quality of abundance. A rich, rollicking abundance, enough to give indigestion to ordinary… — Catherine Drinker Bowen Copy Share Image
I was in Los Angeles making 'Dead Again' and the producer, Lindsay Doran , asked me if I'd be interested in adapting… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
There was a period of a few months, however, when I had a dreadful physical pain. I had just started writing a… — Zia Haider Rahman Copy Share Image
People in a novel can be understood completely by the reader, if the novelist can be understood completely by the reader, if… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
I didn't fit the typical profile of a trader. I was an English major working on a novel at night. Most everyone… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
During my fridge raid way past midnight, I slowly conclude that I've ruined my days worth of healthy eating and exercise. I'm… — Jabeen Waheed Copy Share Image
'The Good Soldier' is an odd and maybe even unique book. That it is a masterpiece, almost a perfect novel, comes as… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
When the polar ice caps melt, my recording studio will rise up like an ark, and I'll float off into the drowned… — Thomas Dolby Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as too ordinary to write about, whether that's life or a scene in a novel. What's interesting… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
It is admitted that a novel can hardly be made interesting or successful without love? It is necessary because the passion is… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
I make up stories that take place in real space with real people. If I could convert this into a technique for… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
My favorite novel is 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because of its broad sweep, its tackling of big issues in ways that even… — Ridley Pearson Copy Share Image
The ideal reader of my novels is a lapsed Catholic and failed musician, short-sighted, colour-blind, auditorily biased, who has read the books… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
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The Mapuche are our indigenous people from the south, the Patagonia. They are a vey wise and luminous ancient cavitation, which is… — Lucia Puenzo Copy Share Image
The old images seem like a caricature now: the shadowy world of secret rituals, the aging dons behind high-walled estates, the passion… — Robert D. McFadden Copy Share Image
I'm good with a grill. I like to make cheeseburgers - I once read in a David Goodis crime novel that you're… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
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At DePauw, I was teaching writing and fiction. The things I wanted to teach, more than anything else, were form and theory… — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
Film is so much about that intensity of focus that there always needs to be some tension and some forward motion. The… — Lenny Abrahamson Copy Share Image
I am a novelist. I traffic in subtleties, and my goal in writing a novel is to leave the reader not knowing… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
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