Books Quote by Susan Cheever

I can't be reading novels when I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in. The hardest thing to do is keep the tone…

— T.C. Boyle

I am not one of those writers that it just flows out of effortlessly. I have to sit and write and rewrite and sometimes…

— Princess Superstar

I consider myself a writer. I don't favour any type of writing. I sometimes wish short stories came more easily to me.

— James Lasdun

As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in handy with…

— John Scalzi

I love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!

— Jacqueline Woodson

I always write too long in the beginning, then it is a matter of going through it over and over again on subsequent drafts,…

— Chevy Stevens

Not getting bored of my own story and/or character is one of the main struggles I have had with novel writing, and I have…

— Aimee Bender

All my writing is fun, and that makes it hard to slow down or walk away.

— Michael Connelly

I'm a very slow writer.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

Although I'm very lazy when it comes to writing, I'm not that lazy when it comes to thinking. I like to develop the plan…

— Jorge Luis Borges

I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.

— Patrick Rothfuss

Well, to be honest I think I'm a better short story writer than a novelist. Novels I find very hard, hours and hours, weeks…

— Eric Brown