Writing Quote by Jamie Holoran

“You can talk forever about style, technique and beautiful prose...in the final analysis one thing matters above all else - is it a page-turner?”

— Jamie Holoran

“I tried to imagine myself as an old lady, grey and wrinkled, with my life behind me. And suddenly I knew what I wanted.…

— Helen Douglas

“Every page of a great novel should be crafted like a beautiful melody, to linger on long after the music stops playing.”

— Johnny Flora

“There's truly an art regarding literature in every way...”

— VandBrooks

“A writer's style should be direct and personal, his imagery rich and earthy, and his words simple and vigorous. The greatest writers have the…

— Ernest Hemingway

“... the structure of a page of good prose is, analyzed logically, not something frozen but the vibrating of a bridge, which changes with…

— Robert Musil

“Ever read this?" "Let's cut corners. To hell with literature. You're clever and I'm beautiful. Now let's talk about who we really are.”

— John Fowles The Magus

“I tell everyone who asks me about writing...almost everyone has an idea for a book, and some even have a great ending, but it's…

— Brooklyn Hudson

“First lines did not define last pages in real life the way they did in books.”

— Stephanie Butland

“It is always good – is it not? – when all that hard work of writing pages is turned into a solid book which…

— Ann Swinfen

“Furthermore, the initial page, always crucial, passed every test, with its promises and divisions, its portentous opening paragraph like the great door of a…

— William H. Gass

“There's nothing on Earth like really nailing the last line of a big book. You have 200 pages to tickle their fancy, and seven…

— Alex de Campi