Art Quote by Paul Bourget

Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people's feelings, personal relations ...

— Virginia Woolf

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

“To write an excellent novel, make the outcome of the story matter to the reader through the evolving relationships between well-designed characters.”

— Martin Sandforth

“From my recent blog tour interview: I recently spent time updating my Goodreads page to include the names of authors whose works inspire me,…

— Barbara James

“How well your readers connect with and care about this character determines the success of a story. In other words, if they've emotionally gone…

— Susan May Warren

“Write your heart out, give it your all, and proceed to make emotions crawl over the place for the power that is your book.”

— Karlie Calderon

The last thing I want is that sense of artifice - rather I want the reader drawn into the story and lost in it…

— Steve Erickson

Novels can fill in the spaces about what that emotional resonance is.

— Quiara Alegria Hudes

A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.

— Joyce Cary

At the heart of every successful romance novel lies the evolution of its characters. Through love, heroes and heroines grow not only into a…

— Sarah MacLean

“Genuineness is often sacrificed in order to showcase the author's control over the form and subject matter, the end result technically sound but emotionally…

— Jennifer S. Davis

In fact, one of the descriptions of the character in the book is that 'IT' was not very good at replicating human emotions. And…

— Andy Muschietti