First Novel Quotes
- With this first novel, I am just above the foothills, but I see the path to the top, and it is my desire to write… — Guy Johnson
- I started writing short stories. I tried writing horror, mystery, science fiction. I joined a little critique group here in town and ran my stories… — James Rollins
- I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book led… — Jennifer Chiaverini
- Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of… — Jay McInerney
- The difficulty of writing a second novel is directly proportional to how successful the first novel was, it seems. — Khaled Hosseini
- My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it. — Vikas Swarup
- My first novel took almost six years to sell and was rejected 37 times in the interim, and then finally sold for the smallest amount… — Daniel Handler