Clue Quote by Jean M. Auel

I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect.

— Seth Grahame-Smith

Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.

— David Herbert Donald

Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it…

— Katherine Paterson

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

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

I like to do the research of history and the creativity of writing fiction. I am creating this thing which I think is twice…

— Philippa Gregory

I'm such a history-nerd that, with time for research, I could probably enjoy writing in just about any time period.

— Susan Holloway Scott

I would love to write a mystery - a romantic, funny mystery.

— Cecelia Ahern

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.

— Sue Grafton

I wanted to be a novelist from a very early age - 11 or 12 - but I don't think I ever thought I…

— Pat Barker

I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it's such great fun to do, many times more creative…

— Judith Krantz

I thought I might write mysteries for the rest of my life.

— Jane Smiley