Books Quote by James M. Cain

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written

— Alice Hoffman

Before you can write a novel you have to have a number of ideas that come together. One idea is not enough.

— Joyce Carol Oates

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

Writing a novel in general is like trying to reach a mountain top you'll never quite reach - so you try again and maybe…

— Harlan Coben

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.

— Lawrence Durrell

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

If a novel or a story works, you don't stop thinking about it; it doesn't truly end.

— Peter Orner

If there is a book you want to read but isn't written yet,write it.

— Shel Silverstein

I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of…

— E. O. Wilson

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

Sometimes you can't write a novel for weeks and weeks, but it's good for your self-esteem to work on something else.

— Sheila Heti

Whenever I write a novel, I have a strong sense that I am doing something I was unable to do before. With each new…

— Haruki Murakami