Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure, even if nothing comes of it in worldly terms. Votes: 2
Barbara PymTry writing...a list, a letter, a journal, a novel, a declaration. Votes: 0
Sir David Baird, 1st BaronetI don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel. Votes: 0
Camilla LackbergAfter writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor. Votes: 0
Ashwin SanghiWhen one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person. Votes: 0
Daphne du MaurierWhile writing a novel, I don't read anything new in fiction. I am too engrossed. Votes: 0
Jane GardamThe desire to write a novel is the single required prerequisite for writing a novel. Votes: 0
Jane SmileyThere are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Votes: 0
W. Somerset MaughamI was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel. Votes: 0
Alain de BottonAs for writing about temptation, there's no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama. Votes: 0
Tom PerrottaI read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel. Votes: 0
Noah BaumbachWhen I start writing a novel, I have no sense of direction, no idea, really nothing. Votes: 0
William GibsonOften it doesn't occur to you what kind of novel you're writing until quite late on. Votes: 0
Martin AmisWriting a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth. Votes: 0
Steve BisleyIt's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer. Votes: 0
E. O. WilsonEveryone my age had written a novel and I was still having difficulty writing a paragraph. Votes: 0
Ernest HemingwayWriting a novel is like building a wall brick by brick; only amateurs believe in inspiration. Votes: 0
Frank YerbyThe only justification for writing a novel is that it should be wonderful. Adequate is inadequate. Votes: 0
Janet BurrowayBuilding a dollhouse is a lot like writing a novel because you are God of the Universe. Votes: 0
Jill McCorkleThe most exciting part of writing a novel is when the characters take control of the story Votes: 0
Brandt LeggThe whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it. Votes: 0
Diane JohnsonEach piece of writing I undertake, whether a story, novel, play, or poem, begins with an image. Votes: 0
Norman LockWhile writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration. Votes: 0
Charles StrossNovel-writing is a settling, lovely space. I call it self-indulgent - I feel mildly guilty about it. Votes: 0
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorI set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel. Votes: 0
Graeme SimsionThen I decided I would spend the summer writing a novel. That would fix a lot of people. Votes: 0
Sylvia PlathA good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that. Votes: 0
Louise PennyI think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters. Votes: 0
Cassandra ClareWriting a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. Votes: 0
Flannery O'ConnorAnthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don't know what the hell is going on. Votes: 0
Lily KingWhen I am writing a novel I try not to read great prose stylists into which I will fall. Votes: 0
Frederick BuschWhen I was 23 and about to go to law school, I thought I'd spend the summer writing a novel. Votes: 0
John CaseyYou never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing. Votes: 0
Gene WolfeWriting a novel without being asked seems a bit like having a baby when you have nowhere to live. Votes: 0
Lucy EllmannHalf the fun of writing a novel is finding out from other people later on what you actually meant. Votes: 0
Iain BanksIt is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do. Votes: 0
Asa LarssonWriting a novel, I am making is an object that has a life and identity of its own, apart from me. Votes: 0
Jay NeugeborenThere is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end. Votes: 0
C. S. ForesterI never know when I finish the novel I am writing which will be the next novel out of the station. Votes: 0
John Irving