Chapters Quote by Craig Finn

With the novels, I try to write a few pages a day - it doesn't sound much, but it can be difficult if I'm…

— Catherine Fisher

“I like to skip prewriting. I love just jumping into the actual writing process. Then I revise/edit and fix what I need to. Then…

— Nina Jean Slack

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that…

— Christopher Darden

I always want to write something better than the last book.

— Tracy Kidder

If you ever read one of my books I hope you'll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times…

— Peter Carey

Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure…

— Sylvia Day

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is to write the book that you would want to read, and hope other people…

— Ruth Ware

Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get the book…

— Jon Weisman

“You will and should do everything in your power to improve your actual writing skills. You’ll work hard to create characters that are compelling…

— James Dashner

I learned that you have to respect how much time and work a writer has put into their book. I always give the writer…

— Kevin Sampsell

I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know…

— Alan Dean Foster

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of…

— Karen Thompson Walker