“I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.” I CanWarLightLeftNovelHonest Author:Kevin Powers
“Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need a lot more editing. Fantasy got to be so popular that people began to think 'We don't need to be as diligent with the razor blade,' but they do.” PeopleThinkingNeedsI CanBookProblemFantasyNovelBoxesChocolateEditingBladesRazorsDiligentFantasy BooksBox Of Chocolates Author:Tamora Pierce
“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.” IfsWayWritingLongI CanNovelSkillsLong WayGraphicGraphic NovelsLong Way To Go Author:Ted Rall
“Part of writing a novel is being willing to leap into the blackness. You have very little idea, really, of what's going to happen. You have a broad sense, maybe, but it's this rash leap. It's like spelunking. You kind of create the right path for yourself. But, boy, are there so many points at which you think, absolutely, I'm going down the wrong hole here. And I can't get back to the right hole. I'm not going to be able to get this section back to the right hole - so I'm just going to have to cut it.” ThinkingWritingKindLittlesI CanIdeasHappensAbleBoysNovelPathCuttingWillingHolesLeapGet BackBroadsSectionsBlacknessRight Path Author:Chang-Rae Lee
“You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.” KnowsWritingI CanNovelImagineWriting Poetry Author:Vikram Seth
“In the end, for me, the sole single goal is to write the best novel that I can. Whether or not it gets made or gets purchased.” WritingMadeI CanEndsGoalNovelSoleBest Novel Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I don't assume, because I can write screenplays, that I know how to write a novel. It's a very different world. There's a craft involved in storytelling, and it's a different kind of craft. But yes, someday I will do that. It just might be awhile.” KnowsWorldWritingKindI CanDifferentMightNovelKnow HowInvolvedAssumingStorytellingCraftsSomedayDifferent KindsBecause I CanScreenplaysDifferent Worlds Author:Melissa Rosenberg
“A novel it's different. It's kind of exhilarating not to have to cut to the bone constantly. Oh, well I can go over here for a moment. I can say what I think the guy was thinking or what the day looked like or what the bird was doing. If you do that as a playwright, you're dead.” IfsThinkingWellsKindI CanDifferentMomentsGuyNovelCuttingBirdBonesPlaywrightExhilaratingOh Well Author:David Mamet
“I'm much more willing to buy a novel electronically by someone I don't know. Because if halfway through I think, I don't really like this, I can just stop. I can't throw books out, even if I think they're crummy. I feel like I've got to give it to the library. I've got to loan it to somebody, or I keep it on my shelf. It's like a plant.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsI CanBookNovelWillingPlantLibraryShelvesLoanHalfway Author:Susan Orlean
“Sometimes I say that writing a novel is the same as constructing a chair: a person must be able to sit in it, to be balanced on it. If I can produce a great chair, even better. But above all I have to make sure that it has four stable feet.” IfsWritingPersonsI CanSometimesAbleNovelFourFeetProduceChairsStableBalanced Author:Jose Saramago
“Some people will say, "Why read a comic book? It stifles the imagination. If you read a novel you imagine what people are like. If you read a comic, it's showing you." The only answer I can give is, "You can read a Shakespeare play, but does that mean you wouldn't want to see it on the stage?” PeopleIfsWantGivingMeanDoeI CanBookPlayImaginationAnswersNovelImagineStageComicComic BookShakespeare Play Author:Stan Lee