“As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest, and he made up his mind to keep the year free of the pressure of producing monthly installments of yet another long novel.” YearsMindLongMadeNovelSuccessfulNeededPressureTiredFebruaryDickens Author:Claire Tomalin
“I have sat with the mothers who have lost addicted sons. I have sat with families of kids who have been killed in drug-related gang violence. I have been to the prisons. I have seen the effects. At some point in time, I felt I had to do something other than write a novel about it, that I needed to try to make some sort of contribution, at least try to make some sort of difference in the real world.” WorldWritingTryingHas BeensRealKidsMotherLostFeltDifferencesNovelViolenceEffectsSonNeededDrugPrisonSatRelatedContributionReal WorldGangGang Violence Author:Don Winslow
“How different from the cosy world of Rüya's detective novels, where authors never vexed a hero with more signs than he needed.” WorldDifferentNovelHeroNeededDetectivesCosy Author:Orhan Pamuk
“I can remember as a college student writing stories and novels, some of which ended up getting published and some that didn't. It was like my head was going to burst - there were so many things I wanted to write all at once. I had so many ideas, jammed up. It was like they just needed permission to come out.” WritingI CanIdeasStoriesWantedRememberNovelStudentsCollegeNeededPermissionCollege StudentsWriting Stories Author:Stephen King