Books Quote by Maria Semple

I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find…

— Steven Pressfield

I have never started a novel - I mean except the first, when I was starting a novel just to start a novel -…

— Joan Didion

I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after…

— John Grisham

What I like about writing a stand alone novel is you're starting with a fresh world and fresh characters. Part of what I love…

— Michael Koryta

The first thing you have to consider when writing a novel is your story, and then your story - and then your story!

— Ford Madox Ford

I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place.

— Jami Attenberg

I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset of each…

— Emily Giffin

Whenever I write a novel, most of the time it starts with barest slip of an idea.

— Elizabeth Berg

I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson

I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have…

— Ian Mcewan

I love it when I start a book that is so good that all I want to do is get back to my own…

— Julia Glass

I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson