“With any novel that you begin, you can't foresee how difficult or easy it's going to be, and you can't really prepare yourself. You just have a take it one step at a time and know that it's all right to keep going - you can always fix it.” KnowsEasyDifficultStepsNovelKeep GoingOne Step At A Time Author:Jane Smiley
“My first and last love will always be fiction. It's the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do at night. I love the novel because it's like a love affair. You can just fall into it and keep going, and you never know where it's going to take you.” KnowsFirstsLastsNightFallFictionMorningNovelAffairKeep GoingLove AffairFirsts And Lasts Author:Daniel Alarcon
“I think the most important thing is just to write. It sounds so simple, but sometimes it's not. You can get so distracted - -by having to work other jobs, or what other people have to say about your writing - -but the one thing that really matters is that you just keep going, especially when you're working on a novel. It's so easy to get discouraged and give up.” PeopleThinkingGivingWritingImportantSometimesMatterJobsEasySoundSimpleNovelOne ThingGiving UpImportant ThingsKeep GoingDiscouragedDistractedEasy To Get Author:Sarah Dessen
“Despite the war, and bombings, and all the big things that happen to us, the stuff of our lives is small and always will be. During a war it is different, but even then, it is perfectly possible to write novels during a major war, which are about those thing which endure. It is what makes us human and the thing which is going to keep going.” WritingHumansDifferentWarBigsHappensLife IsStuffNovelOur LivesMajorsEndureDespiteKeep GoingBig ThingsBombing Author:Robert Dessaix
“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. Sometimes you run over a drunk who's lain down and fallen asleep on the warm pavement. I mean, do you keep going, or what?” WritingMeanSometimesRunningNightNovelCarDown AndWarmDrivingDrunkFallenKeep GoingPavement Author:E. L. Doctorow