Book Quote by Daniel H. Pink

It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.

— Jasper Fforde

I've been doing short-form writing for a decade, and six years ago I signed with an agent, and we've been working on figuring out…

— Lindy West

There's a point at which writing a book, or a long article, begins to feel like mental labor, and it's too painful to connect…

— Alexandra Fuller

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

— Tibor Fischer

Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard…

— Sue Grafton

“I think (if I can make a judgement about writers coming into the business), I feel everybody is in a horrific hurry these days.…

— Sue Grafton

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

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

Nobody has time to write a book. Some people just do it anyhow.

— Sharyn McCrumb

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

— Bret Easton Ellis

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.

— George Orwell

My agent, Jeff Andrews, suggested I write a book. For some reason. he doesn't like it when I'm not doing anything.

— Colin Mochrie