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
“Like the roller coaster of life...novels aren't fun without ups and downs and even an occasional loop.” — Carmen DeSousa Copy Share Image
Novels aren't pedagogical instruments, or instructions in law or physics or any other discipline. A novel has to be an emotional experience,… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
I was pretty dead set against ever writing an academic novel. It's always been my view that there are already more than… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
Novels aren’t just happy escapes; they are slivers of people’s souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
My novels aren't really generated by a single conceptual spark; it's more a process of many different elements that come together unexpectedly… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
You can't write a novel all at once, any more than you can swallow a whale in one gulp. You do have… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
