Book Quote by Kevin Sampsell

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that…

— Christopher Darden

The greatest thing about writing a book is that at first it's all inchoate, but the more you work on it, the more the…

— George Saunders

Show people your stuff, listen carefully to their responses, but ultimately don't value anyone's opinion above your own. Be influenced by writers you dislike…

— Alex Garland

“My three key pieces of advice to aspiring authors are: 1) Read as much as you can, 2) write as much as you can,…

— Tera Lynn Childs

“People often ask me what advice I have for writers, and I reply that the most important responsibility I believe a writer has is…

— Clive Barker

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

— Bret Easton Ellis

I know that the way to be a really successful writer is to write the same kind of book over and over again. Find…

— Neil Gaiman

I don't think there is enough respect in general for the time it takes to write consistently good fiction. Too many people think they…

— Tananarive Due

“It's unfortunate that we don't have a mentor system anymore. In the Renaissance, artists were apprentices to masters. You learn to do a painting…

— Sue Grafton

When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you…

— E. L. Doctorow

Our day-to-day lives are pretty chaotic. So in terms of the writing part, you have to get pretty disciplined about finding quiet moments and…

— Sarah Kay

By the time you write the last page you have done half the book. The other half tends to get done in about five…

— Terry Pratchett