Decided Quote by Caroline B. Cooney Download Open image “I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.” — Caroline B. Cooney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Decided Rejected Short Short stories Stories Writing
“The benefit of writing short stories is that they allow you to get rejected sooner. If you write a novel, it could take years… — Joseph Harold Bunting Copy Share Image
Short stories are wonderful and extremely challenging, and the joy of them, because it only takes me three or four months to write, I… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
I love short stories, but I've never had the impulse to write one. Same for ghost stories. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
Yeah, I used to write short stories at first, but once you work on something, you want to show people. My peers weren't interested… — Giveon Copy Share Image
I'd done occasional short stories, but I don't like publishing them in literary magazines; they treat you too much like college boys. — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
“The letter, crumpled in her purse, felt as large as any Rocky Mountain.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“It was darker in the tower than any place Devnee had ever been. The dark had textures, some velvet, some satin. The dark shifted… — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“He shrugged and sipped his root beer. It came in a bottle. He liked holding a bottle to his lips much more than a… — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“Reeve loved that Janie would make the plans. She’d make a list, he’d follow it, that would be that.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“The Harbor was a plain brick building, undistinguished and solid.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“A bag lady of indeterminate race pushed her belongings in a cart, on top of which she had balanced a broken-legged plastic chair and… — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“The best thing about college was that you could wear anything anywhere.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“But West, like the rest of the Trevors, was endlessly polite. It gave them protection; they could stand neatly behind their courtesy.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“I thought of the parable of the prodigal son. We had made merry for the beloved child's return too - but what happens when… — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“I actually thought you would be kind," said the vampire. "Go away!" screamed Devnee. He did not answer. "I didn't have to be kind,"… — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
The only thing I try to watch carefully is that I never lose the love for the instrument. That's also why I decided against… — Nils Frahm Copy Share Image
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I'm truly, 100% guided by the characters and my Muse. If one of the characters suddenly decided to do something very different, I'd just… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
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When I became 21, I decided that nobody learned anything about politics after the age of 21. — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
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In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him being an… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
You've decided to love me for eternity, I'm still deciding who I want to be today. — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
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