Always Quote by Gemma Atkinson

I am not a great planner, so I have just a vague idea. And then I start to find out what kind of book…

— Herman Koch

It's true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book.

— Dylan Moran

I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold - you…

— Orhan Pamuk

Writing a book is a way of thinking to me, the only way of thinking that I have found successful.

— Ruth Ozeki

Before you can write a novel you have to have a number of ideas that come together. One idea is not enough.

— Joyce Carol Oates

Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a…

— John Gardner

I like writing my own stuff. If a book came along I would maybe do that.

— Jody Hill

Rarely does a complete idea come to me. I basically start with just a small scene or a snatch of dialogue and force myself…

— Sandra Brown

When I write my novels I don't really have a huge plan beforehand; I don't have the whole plot and architecture, so the story…

— Michael Ondaatje

When I write a book, I don't have an idea of what I'm doing. I just go where it leads.

— Elizabeth Berg

I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.

— Howard Gordon

I am just diving into life again. I just have nothing new to offer right now as an idea for a book. I feel…

— Karan Bajaj