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Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Richard Peck: [A young adult novel] ends not with happily

[A young adult novel] ends not with happily ever after, but at a new beginning, with the sense of a lot of life yet to be lived. — Richard Peck

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Kiese Laymon: I wish every American explored the importance of

I wish every American explored the importance of novel writing, identity, honesty, character and place in fresh-ass ways. — Kiese Laymon

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Thomas Harris: When you are writing a novel, you aren't

When you are writing a novel, you aren't making it up. The story is already there. You just have to find it. — Thomas Harris

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Gail Godwin: One of the notebooks was for musings and

One of the notebooks was for musings and pep talks. ... The other notebooks were for writing out the novel the way authors had done for centuries. — Gail Godwin

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Don DeLillo: In my experience, writing a novel tends to

In my experience, writing a novel tends to create its own structure, its own demands, its own language, its own ending. — Don DeLillo

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Catherine Lowell: There was no romantic ending for Charlotte, but

There was no romantic ending for Charlotte, but that's where writing your own novel can be so useful. — Catherine Lowell

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Samuel R. Delany: Bear in mind that the novelno matter how

Bear in mind that the novel
no matter how intimate, psychological, or subjective
is always an historical projection of its own time. — Samuel R. Delany

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By E. M. Forster: A novel must give a sense of permanence

A novel must give a sense of permanence as well as a sense of life. — E. M. Forster

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Kathryn Joyce: We all have a book in us. The

We all have a book in us. The first step is recognising this. Writing it is a whole new journey. — Kathryn Joyce

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By James N. Frey: Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes

Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes everything you've got. — James N. Frey

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Lisa Unger: The business of writing a novel is a

The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone. — Lisa Unger

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Ruskin Bond: When you write a novel you have to

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages. — Ruskin Bond

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Tayari Jones: When you write a novel, you make other

When you write a novel, you make other people see your imaginary friends. — Tayari Jones

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Jan Karon: My first novel is loaded with food references

My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry. — Jan Karon

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Kanza Javed: People recover differently. Some change cities, some fall

People recover differently. Some change cities, some fall in love and some begin writing. — Kanza Javed

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Eudora Welty: What we know about writing the novel is

What we know about writing the novel is the novel. — Eudora Welty

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Lucy Ellmann: Writing a novel without being asked seems a

Writing a novel without being asked seems a bit like having a baby when you have nowhere to live. — Lucy Ellmann

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Mohsin Hamid: Writing a long novel is like survival training.

Writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity. — Mohsin Hamid

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Scott Bradfield: For me, the main inspiration to write a

For me, the main inspiration to write a story or novel is the voice of its central character, or the narrative voice of the story itself. — Scott Bradfield

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Jeff Lyons: Try everything; listen to everyone. Follow no one.

Try everything; listen to everyone. Follow no one. You are your own story guru! — Jeff Lyons

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By James Altucher: When I was 22 years old, I thought

When I was 22 years old, I thought girls would like me if I wrote a novel. I spent so much time writing that I was thrown out of graduate school. — James Altucher

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Min Kim: People believe in everything except the reality.

People believe in everything except the reality. — Min Kim

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Mary Robinette Kowal: The difference between fanfic and a "real" novel

The difference between fanfic and a "real" novel is that fanfic is honest about its inspiration. — Mary Robinette Kowal

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Salman Rushdie: If I had simply wanted to trade on

If I had simply wanted to trade on an insult to Islam, I could have done it in a sentence rather than writing a 250,000-word novel, a work of fiction. — Salman Rushdie

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Harlan Ellison: Writing a novel is like going a great

Writing a novel is like going a great distance to take a small shit. — Harlan Ellison

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Charles Stross: While writing a novel I almost completely stop

While writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration. — Charles Stross

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Howard Gordon: When you're writing a novel, you're still telling

When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else. — Howard Gordon

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Scott Turow: I spent four of my five years at

I spent four of my five years at Stanford writing a novel I was unable to sell. — Scott Turow

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Thomas Harris: You must understand that when you are writing

You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it. — Thomas Harris

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Donna Tartt: Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a

Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel. — Donna Tartt

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Marlee Matlin: I am writing my second novel for children

I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster. — Marlee Matlin

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Virginia Woolf: To write a novel in the heart of

To write a novel in the heart of London is next to an impossibility. I feel as if I were nailing a flag to the top of a mast in a raging gale. — Virginia Woolf

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By Craig Ferguson: After all this time I found that the

After all this time I found that the novel is in fact punk rock. — Craig Ferguson

Writing Your Own Novel Quotes By B. Chancellor Burgweger: It doesn't take five novels to become a

It doesn't take five novels to become a great writer ... it takes one novel rewritten five different times. — B. Chancellor Burgweger