“My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.” IfsWritingTryingRomanceFictionFantasyNovelAdviceScience FictionGenreRomance NovelScience Fiction And Fantasy Author:Michael Scott
“I have only one bit of advice to beginning writers: be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.” BitsNovelAdviceBeginning Writers Author:James A. Michener
“If I can give a young author any advice, whatsoever, never let anyone announce the film sale of your first novel. Film rights are sold to almost every novel, but it shouldn't be the lead story in your first engagement with the press. Then you end up getting reviews like "a novel made for the screen" and things like that.” IfsGivingFirstsMadeI CanEndsStoriesFilmYoungNovelRightsAdvicePressesScreensReviewsEngagement Author:William Monahan
“I think I was also afraid of the novel. I write line by line, proceeding at snail's pace, rewriting as I go and paring the excess away. This is against all the best advice for writing long form prose, and I have tried over the years to break myself of the habit, but I can't bear to leave anything ungainly on the page and half the fun for me is that tinkering. So the length of a novel was a daunting prospect.” ThinkingWritingYearsLongI CanFormFunLinesHalfBreakNovelAdviceBearsHabitPagesProseLengthPaceExcessProceedingBest AdviceAll The BestRewritingSnailTinkering Author:Debra Dean