Books Quote by John Scott

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

— Stephen Collins

I envy other writers who claim to have a backlog of books they'd like to write.

— Erik Larson

I still have a full-time day job, which is why it took me five years to write An Ear to the Ground, and why…

— Ken Thompson

I've done projects where I've read 25 books and did all kinds of journal and character work for hours.

— Mark Pellegrino

Writing novels takes up about 100% of my available working time.

— Charles Stross

I don't think I would do better books if I wrote full time. I write for amateurish reasons.

— Upamanyu Chatterjee

I would like to read some books: I don't have time; I would like to continue working on my autobiography.

— Gunther Schuller

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular,…

— John Scott

I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

— Terry Pratchett

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and…

— Joshua Ferris

My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough…

— Ian Rankin

The only way to find out if you can write is to set aside a certain period every day and try. Save enough money…

— Judith Krantz