Ahead Quote by Alastair Reynolds

I usually am thinking about my next book the second I put the last dot on the previous one that I turn in.

— Greg Graffin

Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far,…

— Salman Rushdie

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do…

— Jan Brett

Whenever I start a new book, I think, 'This is the most interesting subject of all time. It's sad, I'll never enjoy writing another…

— Gretchen Rubin

When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.

— Patricia Briggs

I don't plan my books. I don't know what's going to happen. That's why I could pick up any one of my 30 books…

— Jackie Collins

When I start getting close to the end of a novel, something registers in the back of my mind for the next novel, so…

— Richard Russo

Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.

— Kate Mosse

Until a book starts forming in your head, you always wonder, 'Am I going to be able to do this again?'

— George Pelecanos

I never know what I'm going to write next. If I'm still writing the book but I'm very near the end, and I begin…

— Elmore Leonard

I have a short attention span, so when one book isn't working out, I just work on another.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I often write two books simultaneously. Usually one of them starts out as a fun experiment designed to give me a daily break from…

— Lauren Oliver