Books Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

The best thing about being an author is writing stories and having people - strangers all over the world - connect with them.

— Emily Giffin

“The best thing about being a writer is the ability to live vicariously through your own imagination, with no boundaries as to how you…

— Dawn Goodwin

Being a writer is great because you get to come up with stuff.

— Courtney A. Kemp

In my opinion, understanding who your target audience is, and what they want, and writing to them (and only them!) is the most important…

— John Locke

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

— Katherine Paterson

I really am a very research-oriented writer.

— Eric Kripke

Like most authors, I also love to read.

— Aprilynne Pike

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

I'm always determined that as a novelist I'm going to go out there and research my characters very thoroughly before I start writing.

— Chris Cleave

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.

— Zadie Smith

My favorite aspect of being an author has always been visiting different communities and meeting my readers face to face.

— Jay Asher

Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like…

— Dav Pilkey