Quotes about Novel writing

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You could use a moth like that as a symbol in a novel, but it was trite, wasn’t it? The old moth-to-the-flame image had — L.L. Barkat, The Novelist
First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achi — Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.
A new novel awaits my arrival, prepares for my careful inspection. Yet a novel is always a long dream that lives in me f — Pat Conroy, A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
If Laura was so prolific with poems, and in truth she was, then what was the problem with Megan’s request? Couldn’t Laur — L.L. Barkat, The Novelist
I was told, and indeed I saw several examples, that neither time nor place was much minded, and that I might hazard bein — Charlotte Turner Smith, Marchmont
With the right tools, you can write anything ... — Jeff Lyons, Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Master Premise and Story Development for Writing Success
Writing a novel is like traveling the universe on foot. — Dennis R. Miller
I am often told that the model of balance for the novelist should be Dante, who divided his territory up pretty evenly b — Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
Mostly writing requires massive dedication, a whole lot of time spent alone, way too much sitting, countless hours spent — Susan Reynolds
Michael Palin : "I am sorry to interrupt you there Dennis, but he's crossed it out. Thomas Hardy here on the first day o — Graham Chapman
As you write your novel, you gradually start thinking like some of your characters in it. And at times the writer may lo — Avijeet Das