Books Quote by Francisco Goldman

Novels are one of the few remaining areas of narrative storytelling where one person does almost all of the creative heavy lifting.

— Charles Stross

A writer is always, always searching, even against her will, against all her better instincts, for the thread of a story. Everything is fodder.…

— Miriam Toews

The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that.…

— Vikram Seth

I get a lot of energy from making things up, which is why I feel I'm a novelist.

— Hisham Matar

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I try to…

— Nicholas Sparks

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

I don't know that any writing comes easily, but I certainly get more immersed in novels. I don't think the routine is any different,…

— Jess Walter

My teaching forces me to articulate what I think works in a piece of fiction and how I think it works. All of that…

— Dana Spiotta

I've found that writing novels is an all-absorbing experience - both physical and mental - and I have to do it every day in…

— Paul Auster

The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get…

— Walter Mosley

I feel like one can have all of that as a writer; you're writing, you're reading, you're talking to interesting and intelligent people. Your…

— Sheila Heti