Book Quote by Wendy Cope

I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication.

— Justine Larbalestier

When I write a book, I write very cleanly from page one to the last page. I hardly ever write out of sequence.

— Gregory Maguire

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

My way of writing a book is completely disorganized - to hurl myself at the problem, over and over.

— Richard Bach

When I am writing novels I don't read a lot of novels so I try to catch up in-between.

— Salman Rushdie

I'm sure you're aware, with the time it takes to put these books together, everything can suddenly start coming out at once even though…

— Garth Ennis

I struggle with confidence, every time. I’m never completely sure I can write another book. Maybe my scope is too grand, my questions too…

— Barbara Kingsolver

I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because…

— Markus Zusak

I think my biggest problem, though, at least in drafts, is not repeating myself. After eight books I get worried that a character or…

— Sarah Dessen

I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

At a certain point in the writing of any book, you become absolutely certain that it's terrible and is only getting more terrible with…

— Greg van Eekhout

You really need to approach each book as if you have been a failure. . . . If you start to believe your flap-copy,…

— Louise Erdrich