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For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists. — Sara Sheridan
The real novelist, the perfectly simple human being, could go on, indefinitely imaging. — Virginia Woolf, The Waves
You do not learn how to write novels in a writing program. You learn how by leading an interesting life. Open yourself u — Pat Conroy, My Losing Season: A Memoir
A friend worth knowing tolerates your flaws while a friend worth keeping loves you in spite of them. — K.E. Garvey
Sometimes I don't even know why I'm writing what I'm writing...I'm just following these people around and taking notes. — P. Anastasia
You write once and you can call yourself a writer, but it takes three novels before you can call yourself a novelist. Th — Michael Kroft
It is possible to be a great novelist - that is, to render a veracious account of your times - and a bad writer - that i — Angela Carter
I remember calling the council's cemetery department to ask about body decomposition in different soil types. Once they — Sara Sheridan
I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. — Sara Sheridan
Edinburgh is a comfortable puddle for a novelist. — Sara Sheridan
I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done — Sara Sheridan
Being a novelist is not the sort of thing we can shut off. It infests every bit of us until we lose the boundary between — Thomm Quackenbush
On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it? — David Morrell, The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing
The novelist is more like a pregnant woman who delivers her own child unaided. A messy procedure, with lots of groaning. — David Mitchell
Sometimes you can write about a character's day in under a minute and sometimes it takes a day just to write about a min — Jennifer V. Clancy
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
Love is something that is beyond us. We can't anticipate love. When, where and with whom we fall in love is coincidental — Santonu Kumar Dhar, Life of Love
Life is full of beautiful moments. Live your life to the fullest. And do what youlove. — Santonu Kumar Dhar, Life of Love
A deed done to others, but for yourself is not a worthy one at all. Instead, place another before you; in this way, you — Jason W. Blair
As a historical novelist, there are few jobs more retrospective. — Sara Sheridan