Between Quote by Neil Cross

You do not write a novel for praise, or thinking of your audience. You write for yourself; you work out between you and your…

— Bret Easton Ellis

The writing can be its own reward, as you discover more things that you can do. It counts a lot, though, when a story…

— Nick Earls

I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

— Christopher Koch

Reading is, at its best, not an escape; it is genuine experience. A novel is not a monologue, but a conversation, a collaboration between…

— Jonathan Evison

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say…

— Andrew Greeley

Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them.

— Sylvia Day

A novel is a conversation between a reader and a writer.

— John Green

A novel should tell a story, be a pleasure to read, and at the same time it should be thought-provoking, even a bit instructive.

— Olga Tokarczuk

I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you're getting a finished product at the end of the day. You're communicating…

— Gary Ross

Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or…

— Samantha Shannon

When you get the ideas, that's a thrill; when you're writing the book and it's corning out well, that's a thrill; when you finish…

— Robert Cormier

Writing a novel is like an amusement park or a museum or a city. You go into that place and you have certain experiences…

— Mohsin Hamid