“I've never written an autobiographical novel in my life. I've never touched upon my life. I've never written a single scene that I can say took place.” I CanNovelWrittenSceneTouched Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“I really believe that readers are smart and sophisticated enough to realize that the author is not the narrator of his novels.” BelieveEnoughRealizingNovelReaderSmartSophisticatedNarrators Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“You don't market-research a novel; you really are writing it for yourself. It's a hobby, in many ways. The problem becomes what you do when you're confronted by criticism. You just don't listen to it.” WayWritingProblemNovelResearchCriticismHobbiesMarket Research Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.” WritingDifficultLevelsNovelSkillsSurpriseThings To DoDedicationDifficult ThingsSurprise Me Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“You do not write a novel for praise, or thinking of your audience. You write for yourself; you work out between you and your pen the things that intrigue you” ThinkingWritingNovelAudiencePraiseWork OutPensIntrigue Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour.” WritingEasyHoursActingStepsNovelMethodDrinkingCocktailsMethod Acting Author:Bret Easton Ellis
“Hope E.L .James doesn't think I'm being a prankster. I really want to adapt her novels for the screen. Christian Grey is a writer's dream.” ThinkingWantDreamChristianNovelScreensGreyPranksters Author:Bret Easton Ellis
