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Fiction Novel Quotes

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25 Picture Quote #1

It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it Picture Quote #1

I’m writing another novel and I know what I’m going to do after, which may be something more like this again, maybe some strange mixture of fiction and non-fiction Picture Quote #1

We’ve had science fiction novels where China is dominant; we’ve had novels where India is dominant, and I suppose it’s all about getting away from that cliched old tired idea that the future belongs to the West Picture Quote #1

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time Picture Quote #1

There’s more to research than just looking up facts. Eventually, you have to make subjective calls. If you’re writing a science fiction novel, there’s probably some speculative technology in it. You’ll have to decide how to project existing technology forward in a plausible way Picture Quote #1

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I don’t write tracts, I write novels. I’m not a preacher, I’m a fiction writer Picture Quote #1

While writing a novel, I don’t read anything new in fiction. I am too engrossed Picture Quote #1

Far more women read fiction than men, and because of this, novels have become marginalised as serious texts Picture Quote #1

I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson Picture Quote #1

But I think, and hope, that the novels can be understood and enjoyed as science fiction, on their own terms Picture Quote #1

Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message Picture Quote #1

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Novels written by university professors and set in the groves of academe are far more rigidly predictable than anything but the most routine science fiction novel, but they have escaped the stigma of being labeled as genre Picture Quote #1

There is, in my mind, no higher compliment to pay a non-fiction book than to say it reads like a novel Picture Quote #1

I used to read only fiction. Now I don’t read much, only occasionally, such as a Cormac McCarthy or a Jim Harrison novel Picture Quote #1

I ventured into fiction in 1988 with ‘What Love Sees,’ a biographical novel of a woman’s unwavering determination to lead a full life despite blindness Picture Quote #1

Successful fiction does not need to be validated by ‘real life’ I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is ‘real’ Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t aware I’d write the novel when I wrote the New Yorker story either. And the narration of their construction in 10:04 is fiction, however flickering Picture Quote #1

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The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700 Picture Quote #1

Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can’t deliver Picture Quote #1

I’m not interested in making a diagnostic novel or a concern. I’m 100 percent committed in fiction to the pleasure principle - that’s what fiction is, and should be Picture Quote #1

I don’t remember learning to read, but the first thing I remember reading is a science fiction novel Picture Quote #1

Floating Worlds,’ published in 1975 and the lone science fiction novel by acclaimed historical novelist Cecelia Holland, was unique in being completely devoid of the usual pulp influences present in much space opera up to that time Picture Quote #1

I’m just interested in serialization in fiction. I’m fascinated by it. I love the 19th-century novels. I’m interested in ways to bring that back to fiction Picture Quote #1

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However much, as readers, we lose ourselves in a novel or story, fiction itself is an experience on the order of memory -not on the order of actual occurrence Picture Quote #1

Fiction writing is an act of imagination, lived experience is secondary in many ways, writing a novel really is all about inventing worlds and people Picture Quote #1

Carver’s best book yet! FROM A CHANGELING STAR combines deft characterization and fascinating extrapolation into a complex, compulsively readable thriller. I wish all science fiction novels could be this good Picture Quote #1

Well, when you look at a lot of science fiction novels they’re asking questions about power. There are questions about what it means to have power and what are the long-term consequences of power Picture Quote #1

The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say ‘I read a science fiction novel that says it’s not a problem.’ You take action Picture Quote #1

Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I’ve had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I’ll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I’d like to get it finished some day Picture Quote #1

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The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25 (Fiction Novel Quotes) It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it (Fiction Novel Quotes) I’m writing another novel and I know what I’m going to do after, which may be something more like this again, maybe some strange mixture of fiction and non-fiction. (Fiction Novel Quotes) We’ve had science fiction novels where China is dominant; we’ve had novels where India is dominant, and I suppose it’s all about getting away from that cliched old tired idea that the future belongs to the West. (Fiction Novel Quotes) My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time. (Fiction Novel Quotes) There’s more to research than just looking up facts. Eventually, you have to make subjective calls. If you’re writing a science fiction novel, there’s probably some speculative technology in it. You’ll have to decide how to project existing technology forward in a plausible way. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I don’t write tracts, I write novels. I’m not a preacher, I’m a fiction writer. (Fiction Novel Quotes) While writing a novel, I don’t read anything new in fiction. I am too engrossed. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Far more women read fiction than men, and because of this, novels have become marginalised as serious texts. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson. (Fiction Novel Quotes) But I think, and hope, that the novels can be understood and enjoyed as science fiction, on their own terms. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Novels written by university professors and set in the groves of academe are far more rigidly predictable than anything but the most routine science fiction novel, but they have escaped the stigma of being labeled as genre. (Fiction Novel Quotes) There is, in my mind, no higher compliment to pay a non-fiction book than to say it reads like a novel. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I used to read only fiction. Now I don’t read much, only occasionally, such as a Cormac McCarthy or a Jim Harrison novel. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I ventured into fiction in 1988 with ‘What Love Sees,’ a biographical novel of a woman’s unwavering determination to lead a full life despite blindness. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Successful fiction does not need to be validated by ‘real life’ I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is ‘real’. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I wasn’t aware I’d write the novel when I wrote the New Yorker story either. And the narration of their construction in 10:04 is fiction, however flickering. (Fiction Novel Quotes) The ‘interactive fiction’ format hasn’t changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn’t since 1700. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can’t deliver. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I’m not interested in making a diagnostic novel or a concern. I’m 100 percent committed in fiction to the pleasure principle - that’s what fiction is, and should be. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I don’t remember learning to read, but the first thing I remember reading is a science fiction novel. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Floating Worlds,’ published in 1975 and the lone science fiction novel by acclaimed historical novelist Cecelia Holland, was unique in being completely devoid of the usual pulp influences present in much space opera up to that time. (Fiction Novel Quotes) I’m just interested in serialization in fiction. I’m fascinated by it. I love the 19th-century novels. I’m interested in ways to bring that back to fiction. (Fiction Novel Quotes) However much, as readers, we lose ourselves in a novel or story, fiction itself is an experience on the order of memory -not on the order of actual occurrence. (Fiction Novel Quotes) Fiction writing is an act of imagination, lived experience is secondary in many ways, writing a novel really is all about inventing worlds and people (Fiction Novel Quotes) Carver’s best book yet! FROM A CHANGELING STAR combines deft characterization and fascinating extrapolation into a complex, compulsively readable thriller. I wish all science fiction novels could be this good (Fiction Novel Quotes) Well, when you look at a lot of science fiction novels they’re asking questions about power. There are questions about what it means to have power and what are the long-term consequences of power (Fiction Novel Quotes) The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say ‘I read a science fiction novel that says it’s not a problem.’ You take action (Fiction Novel Quotes) Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I’ve had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I’ll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I’d like to get it finished some day (Fiction Novel Quotes)

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