Books Quote by Harlan Coben

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

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

You have to wait for your mind to catch up with whatever it is it’s working on; then you can write a novel.

— James M. Cain

The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.

— Ernest Hemingway

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 novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.

— Sarah Dessen

I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find…

— Steven Pressfield

I keep telling myself I should try very hard to write a novel of about 210 pages... I don't seem to be capable of…

— Elizabeth Kostova

“Novel writing is mostly triage (this now, that later) and obstinacy. Trying something, and when that doesn't work, trying something else. Welcoming clutter Surrendering…

— Richard Russo

The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need to.

— Liane Moriarty

To make it interesting and worth doing, writing a novel has to be a leap into the unknown. I have to be unsure if…

— Charles Palliser

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just…

— Jan Brett