Actually Quote by George Stephen Download Open image “Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years.” — George Stephen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare 14 Novels Actually Books Just Just Years Novels Novels Written Over Period Were Writing Written Written Period Years
I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write. — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
A lot of first novels are written long before they're actually put down on paper. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever read an old book through from start to finish. Not after more than six months after writing it, that… — Nicholas Mosley Copy Share Image
It is no fun at all to have been writing a book for seven or so years, especially when you've never published anything before. — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year. — David Baldacci Copy Share Image
Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The good thing about working on the books for 14 years before they hit the shelves is that I worked out most of the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There aren't that many people who have written seven-book series, taken them 17 years. Actually finishing was (the) most remarkable feeling I've ever had.… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
If the novels are still being read in 50 years, no one is ever going to say: 'What's great about that sixth book is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
You have to talk about why things happened the way they did. You can't actually explain my political life except by a series of… — David Lange Copy Share Image
There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for boys, these are books for girls, these… — L.A. Weatherly Copy Share Image
I was a very good student. Procrastinating gives me anxiety, and getting a B really ticked me off. Sure, I didn't always want to… — Josie Loren Copy Share Image
The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
