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First Novels Quotes

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old Picture Quote #1

In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels Picture Quote #1

My first two novels were very black comedies Picture Quote #1

My first novel, ‘Sacrifice,’ was set on the Shetland Islands Picture Quote #1

I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old Picture Quote #1

My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way Picture Quote #1

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I wrote my first five horror novels while I was teaching Picture Quote #1

Last week I was just someone who had had a first novel published Picture Quote #1

I was twenty-seven when I came up with the idea for my first novel Picture Quote #1

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person Picture Quote #1

I started my career as a novelist. ‘Veronica Mars’ was first imagined as a novel Picture Quote #1

First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money Picture Quote #1

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The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation Picture Quote #1

I am, incidentally, the only writer to have received the Somerset Maugham award twice - the first time for my first novel, the second time for my second first novel Picture Quote #1

Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I’ve since written eight suspense novels Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if memoirs can produce literary work of the first order. But I do know that novels are doing it only rarely Picture Quote #1

My first novel, ‘You Must be Sisters,’ was started in Pakistan. I’ve wrote several novels and a TV drama set or partly-set there Picture Quote #1

Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively Picture Quote #1

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I hadn’t realized quite how intense the first few years of grad school would be. When you’re being assigned 40 books a week... there’s not much room for novels Picture Quote #1

I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels Picture Quote #1

Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something Picture Quote #1

Japan is the first nation in the world to accord ‘comic books’--originally a ‘humorous’ form of entertainment mainly for young people--nearly the same social status as novels and films Picture Quote #1

I have to read comic books all first, because now when you get into graphic novels, they are definitely in deep graphic Picture Quote #1

This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I’ve never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels Picture Quote #1

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Second novels are bears. As are other people’s expectations for them. I think taking the time you need with the second book is key. Writers spend years and years on their first novels and then are often expected to turn out a second at warp speed, a recipe for failure Picture Quote #1

My first published novel, American Rust, took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice novels before that Picture Quote #1

I read Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which I think will subsequently be recognized as one of the first great novels of the 21st century Picture Quote #1

I get and read an enormous number of first novels Picture Quote #1

I do novels a bit backward. I look for a situation, a milieu first, and then I wait to see who walks into it Picture Quote #1

Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader Picture Quote #1

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I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old (First Novels Quotes) In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels (First Novels Quotes) My first two novels were very black comedies (First Novels Quotes) My first novel, ‘Sacrifice,’ was set on the Shetland Islands (First Novels Quotes) I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old (First Novels Quotes) My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way (First Novels Quotes) I wrote my first five horror novels while I was teaching (First Novels Quotes) Last week I was just someone who had had a first novel published (First Novels Quotes) I was twenty-seven when I came up with the idea for my first novel (First Novels Quotes) When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person (First Novels Quotes) I started my career as a novelist. ‘Veronica Mars’ was first imagined as a novel. (First Novels Quotes) First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money. (First Novels Quotes) The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation. (First Novels Quotes) I am, incidentally, the only writer to have received the Somerset Maugham award twice - the first time for my first novel, the second time for my second first novel. (First Novels Quotes) Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I’ve since written eight suspense novels. (First Novels Quotes) I don’t know if memoirs can produce literary work of the first order. But I do know that novels are doing it only rarely. (First Novels Quotes) My first novel, ‘You Must be Sisters,’ was started in Pakistan. I’ve wrote several novels and a TV drama set or partly-set there. (First Novels Quotes) Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively. (First Novels Quotes) I hadn’t realized quite how intense the first few years of grad school would be. When you’re being assigned 40 books a week... there’s not much room for novels. (First Novels Quotes) I came into screenwriting from an odd direction, because the first screenplay that I read was and is better as writing than the top one percent of literary novels. (First Novels Quotes) Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something. (First Novels Quotes) Japan is the first nation in the world to accord ‘comic books’--originally a ‘humorous’ form of entertainment mainly for young people--nearly the same social status as novels and films. (First Novels Quotes) I have to read comic books all first, because now when you get into graphic novels, they are definitely in deep graphic. (First Novels Quotes) This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I’ve never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels. (First Novels Quotes) Second novels are bears. As are other people’s expectations for them. I think taking the time you need with the second book is key. Writers spend years and years on their first novels and then are often expected to turn out a second at warp speed, a recipe for failure (First Novels Quotes) My first published novel, American Rust, took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice novels before that (First Novels Quotes) I read Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which I think will subsequently be recognized as one of the first great novels of the 21st century (First Novels Quotes) I get and read an enormous number of first novels (First Novels Quotes) I do novels a bit backward. I look for a situation, a milieu first, and then I wait to see who walks into it (First Novels Quotes) Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader (First Novels Quotes)

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