Back Quote by Jacqueline Carey

I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days.

— Richard Wright

I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they…

— Elif Batuman

Once, I optioned a novel and tried to do a screenplay on it, which was great fun, but I was too respectful. I was…

— Gene Hackman

I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a…

— Dorothy Fields

Once I started writing, I realized just how much I really enjoyed it. I was kinda good at it, so I kept at it.

— Prodigy

Today I began the novel that I determined to be great.

— Zane Grey

I have read a number of books, starting with novels, that I particularly liked.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

Once I had started, I discovered the secret pleasure of writing a novel. It's such an immersive, deep commitment. With short stories, you're continually…

— Debra Dean

Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn't getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn't a long-held ambition, and certainly…

— Stef Penney

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

Seriously, I am a terrible plotter when it comes to my novels. Terrible. I love to kind of feel my way into a book.

— Rebecca Serle