Aside Quote by Tess Gerritsen

I have written about 240 books and some short stories, too. It's taken me many years.

— Eve Bunting

I lived in Boston for three years, and during that time, I wrote my first collection of stories, 'What the World Will Look Like…

— Laura van den Berg

I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write.

— Donna Tartt

I always tell my students, 'If you walk around with your eyes and ears open, you can't possibly live long enough to write all…

— Jill McCorkle

I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book.

— Sally Kirkland

I wouldn't mind writing a long book which is going to occupy me for the rest of my life.

— Philip Roth

I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and…

— George R. R. Martin

I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.

— George R. R. Martin

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote…

— Ruskin Bond

I have great stories. I am going to write a book.

— Carlene Carter

I wish I could spend six years writing one novel.

— Paullina Simons

Short stories are wonderful and extremely challenging, and the joy of them, because it only takes me three or four months to write, I…

— Anthony Doerr