Books Quote by Tsepiso Makhubedu

I do have a very strong sense that most of the terrible things in life happen suddenly and unpredictably, and certainly can sweep you…

— Ian Mcewan

I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each…

— Jonathan Lethem

Even if I never sold another book, I'd keep writing, because the stories are here, in my head. Stories that just need to be…

— Tess Gerritsen

For me, novel-writing, by its nature, contains months of feeling lost, gloomy, fatally misguided. The challenge has always been in assuring myself that by…

— Ben Dolnick

Novels often thin themselves out to a watery hue - some even start that way - and at times seem to only ride along…

— David Means

I have a lot of stuff that I never published because I always had a sense that novels were not finally going to be…

— William Monahan

I calmed myself by walking into my nearby bookstore and marveling at all the books other people had written. So many people had finished…

— Heidi Julavits

The idea for each of the stories in this book came in a moment of belief and was written in a burst of faith,…

— Stephen King

I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big. This could…

— Adora Svitak

Each one of us carry a story that can be a best selling novel.

— Melania

“Writing YA fantasy books is like sneaking out after dark, falling down the rabbit hole and ending up in the most exciting world... ever!”

— Carolyn Hockley

As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in one night,…

— Karen Thompson Walker