Book Quote by Jostein Gaarder

I wrote 'Sophie's World' in three months, but I was only writing and sleeping. I work for 14 hours a day when I'm working…

— Jostein Gaarder

I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.

— Judith Guest

My writing life is pretty simple - I try to work every day, almost always in the mornings - and I can only write…

— Jonathan Lethem

I start work at 7 A.M. and write all day, seven days a week. If I don't write, I can't sleep.

— Anthony Horowitz

When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.

— Dean Koontz

I write novels and other things.

— Jack L. Chalker

I work seven days a week, from 9 in the morning till 8 at night. I have the titles of the next eight novels…

— Orhan Pamuk

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

— Charles Stross

When I'm really involved or getting towards the end of a novel, I can write for up to ten hours a day. At those…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I publish six books a year now, which is very exciting. But it keeps me into my typewriter at all times! Now that my…

— Danielle Steel

When I'm writing, which is 8-9 months out of the year, I'm in a concerted writing pace, where I work 5 days a week…

— Amy Ray

I can't really write unless I'm full of inspiration. And even then I can't write unless I have some alone time.

— Brett Dennen