Books Quote by James Ellroy

I'm a writer, not a genre.

— Carlos Fuentes

At the end of the day, I'm writing in a genre that isn't highly regarded.

— Philippa Gregory

I'm not constrained by being a genre writer. Any story I can imagine, I can cast as a fantasy novel and probably get it…

— Lynn Abbey

I've written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don't really have a genre these days.

— Anne Lamott

I don't really think about genre. I like to write books that I'd love to read myself.

— Dan Brown

I don't write to a genre.

— John Searles

I don't consider genre while writing.

— Karin Tidbeck

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

— Sarah Pinborough

I wasn't sitting around years ago thinking, 'I really want to write a novel.

— Amy Waldman

This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that it's hard…

— Hooman Majd

I don't really worry about whether things fit into a genre or not, it's whether I like it and whether the two things sit…

— Thighpaulsandra

I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.

— Rachel Kushner