Books Quote by Helen Dunmore

I love research. Sometimes I think writing novels is just an excuse to allow myself this leisurely time of getting to know a period…

— Sarah Waters

I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work.

— Clive Cussler

I enjoy the research element. There are so many stories from the past that interest me, that I want to learn more about, just…

— John Boyne

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.

— Jon Krakauer

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

— Sjon

I enjoy the act of research. I'm researching as a means to an end, but I literally just enjoy reading about how people lived…

— Robert Eggers

I find research fascinating and always conduct some before I begin writing, and then fill in the rest as needed. I read stacks of…

— Julie Klassen

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

— Bruce Sterling

I really enjoy going to a library and spending the day doing research - to me that is the most pleasurable part of writing…

— Bill Bryson

Research for fiction is a funny thing: you go looking for one piece of information, and find something altogether different.

— Nell Freudenberger

I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you…

— Lynn Coady