“Every time I hear writers talk about ‘the muse,’ I just want to bitch-slap them. It’s a job. Do your job.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
The most important thing in writing is to have written. I can always fix a bad page. I can't fix a blank… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I decided to write category romance as I'd recently discovered them, and enjoyed them. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Being a good writer meant he could make a living and do as he chose. Being a great one would bring responsibilities… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I write every day. Even if I'm not writing well, I write through it. I can fix a bad page. I can't… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway. Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I don't let myself believe in writer's block. I feel very strongly writing is habit as much as an art or a… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“She sighed once, wishing she had a talent for the details of telling stories. She wasn't bad at themes, she mused, but… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
The most important thing is you can't write what you wouldn't read for pleasure. It's a mistake to analyze the market thinking… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I didn't get fired." "You didn't punch your boss and get fired from the Tribune? That's what I heard." "I punched what… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
If you write in category, you write knowing there's a framework, there are reader expectations. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Every writer needs an editor. I don't care how good you are or think you are. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three,… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I think writer is a word without gender, and a good writer observes, absorbs, hopefully empathizes then translates that into character and… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was,… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I always thought everybody made up stories in their heads - never thought about actually writing them down on paper until I… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
So, you’re hitting on Clare the Fair.” “I’m not hitting on her. I’m exploring the possibility of seeing her on social terms.”… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I never had a plan, except to write. I love what I do, and have from the beginning. Loving what you do… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Why stop now? Seduce me, Brian.I dare you." "I've always found it hard to turn aside a dare.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Flowers that had bloomed brilliant from spring through autumn blackened under the killing frost.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“He's back in Maine now.She did say he badgered her with questions. Of course, she didn't have the answer until she spoke to me… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Every professor worth his PhD should have a fireplace in his study.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Sorry, bad wing." When Theo kissed him, surprise and pleasure flustered him. He couldn't remember the last time this boy, this young man, had… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“No point in wishing for what you can't have. - Blair What's the point in wishing for what you can and do? - Larken” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway. Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be your truth… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“I was going to make a confession. Then I remembered I don't make them very well. We still need to see the monkeys." "You… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image