|

|

Advertisements

Novels Quotes

I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up Picture Quote #1

I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the time, the first two unpublished manuscripts I wrote were both romances. I sold my third novel, ‘Call After Midnight,’ to Harlequin Intrigue after submitting it unagented Picture Quote #1

I had left the music industry at the end of 2001, after 10 years, and had spent three years writing every single day - producing two unpublished novels, one abandoned novel, and three unproduced screenplays. The word ‘no’ and I were on more than nodding terms. The word ‘no’ and I were talking about going on holiday together Picture Quote #1

Here’s the thing about romance novels: The moment when the hero and heroine discover that they’re perfect for each other is often the moment when it’s them against the world Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal Picture Quote #1

One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I must love big novels, because that’s what I’ve written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe Picture Quote #1

She’d obviously read the book many times before, and so she read flawlessly and confidently, and I could hear her smile in the reading of it, and the sound of that smile made me think that maybe I would like novels better if Alaska Young read them to me Picture Quote #1

Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad Picture Quote #1

I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels Picture Quote #1

One of my favorite graphic novels of all time is Grant Morrison’s ‘Earth-2.’ Picture Quote #1

If Edgar Allan Poe were alive today, his agent would be constantly slapping him upside the head with tightly rolled copies of his brilliant short stories and novelettes, yelling, ‘Full-length novels, you moron! Pay attention! What’s the matter with you -- are you shooting heroin or something? Write for the market! No more of this midlength ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ crap Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are - at their best - an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind Picture Quote #1

I never thought I would become amazing. I never thought I would be as great as my father. I would like to continue writing novels, and hopefully, at some point, I would like to make the switch from being ‘Stephen Hawking’s daughter’ to ‘novelist Lucy Hawking,’ and that will be a fabulous day Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been really impressed with some of the longer graphic novels and thought it would be really amazing if one day I could try something like that Picture Quote #1

Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets Picture Quote #1

It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they’re approaching it from a very oblique angle Picture Quote #1

I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

We’re all just animals. That’s all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That’s where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels Picture Quote #1

I was writing novels at eight. It was a science fiction epic, which went by the unimprovable title of ‘Another Kind of Warrior.’ I’d write it beginning to end, but when I’d finished it, I was another year older. The quality of writing and thought changed radically, so I’d start it again. I re-wrote that same book until I was 16 Picture Quote #1

Everything is personal - the poems and the crime novels. I have never been involved in any murders, but there are strong autobiographical elements in each Picture Quote #1

After I’d been in college for a couple years I’d read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I’d come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn’t seem to make the effort Picture Quote #1

My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road Picture Quote #1

Toronto may be the only city where novels are integral to high art, the alternative scene and mainstream culture all at the same time Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

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

In my contemporary stories, I write about today’s quilters, inventive techniques they use, and how technology has influenced their art. Novels set in the past let me have fun researching patterns that were popular and fabrics and tools available to quilters through history Picture Quote #1

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it’s possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a particular way of writing novels, and that carries over into the way I write comics and games, too. I’m a news journalist by background, so I approach everything as reporting - I treat it as real, I ask the questions I’d ask in a real situation, and I let the characters speak for themselves Picture Quote #1

People who attack biography choose as their models vulgar and offensive biography. You could equally attack novels or poems by choosing bad poems or novels Picture Quote #1

My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other Picture Quote #1

1 - 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 - 29

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up. (Novels Quotes) I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the time, the first two unpublished manuscripts I wrote were both romances. I sold my third novel, ‘Call After Midnight,’ to Harlequin Intrigue after submitting it unagented. (Novels Quotes) I had left the music industry at the end of 2001, after 10 years, and had spent three years writing every single day - producing two unpublished novels, one abandoned novel, and three unproduced screenplays. The word ‘no’ and I were on more than nodding terms. The word ‘no’ and I were talking about going on holiday together. (Novels Quotes) Here’s the thing about romance novels: The moment when the hero and heroine discover that they’re perfect for each other is often the moment when it’s them against the world. (Novels Quotes) I don’t know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal. (Novels Quotes) One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you’ve forgotten what happened. (Novels Quotes) I must love big novels, because that’s what I’ve written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe. (Novels Quotes) She’d obviously read the book many times before, and so she read flawlessly and confidently, and I could hear her smile in the reading of it, and the sound of that smile made me think that maybe I would like novels better if Alaska Young read them to me. (Novels Quotes) Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad. (Novels Quotes) I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels. (Novels Quotes) One of my favorite graphic novels of all time is Grant Morrison’s ‘Earth-2.’ (Novels Quotes) If Edgar Allan Poe were alive today, his agent would be constantly slapping him upside the head with tightly rolled copies of his brilliant short stories and novelettes, yelling, ‘Full-length novels, you moron! Pay attention! What’s the matter with you -- are you shooting heroin or something? Write for the market! No more of this midlength ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ crap (Novels Quotes) There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are - at their best - an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind. (Novels Quotes) I never thought I would become amazing. I never thought I would be as great as my father. I would like to continue writing novels, and hopefully, at some point, I would like to make the switch from being ‘Stephen Hawking’s daughter’ to ‘novelist Lucy Hawking,’ and that will be a fabulous day. (Novels Quotes) I’ve always been really impressed with some of the longer graphic novels and thought it would be really amazing if one day I could try something like that. (Novels Quotes) Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets. (Novels Quotes) It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they’re approaching it from a very oblique angle. (Novels Quotes) I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same. (Novels Quotes) We’re all just animals. That’s all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That’s where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels. (Novels Quotes) I was writing novels at eight. It was a science fiction epic, which went by the unimprovable title of ‘Another Kind of Warrior.’ I’d write it beginning to end, but when I’d finished it, I was another year older. The quality of writing and thought changed radically, so I’d start it again. I re-wrote that same book until I was 16. (Novels Quotes) Everything is personal - the poems and the crime novels. I have never been involved in any murders, but there are strong autobiographical elements in each. (Novels Quotes) After I’d been in college for a couple years I’d read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I’d come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn’t seem to make the effort. (Novels Quotes) My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road. (Novels Quotes) Toronto may be the only city where novels are integral to high art, the alternative scene and mainstream culture all at the same time. (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. (Novels Quotes) In my contemporary stories, I write about today’s quilters, inventive techniques they use, and how technology has influenced their art. Novels set in the past let me have fun researching patterns that were popular and fabrics and tools available to quilters through history. (Novels Quotes) By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it’s possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. (Novels Quotes) I’ve got a particular way of writing novels, and that carries over into the way I write comics and games, too. I’m a news journalist by background, so I approach everything as reporting - I treat it as real, I ask the questions I’d ask in a real situation, and I let the characters speak for themselves. (Novels Quotes) People who attack biography choose as their models vulgar and offensive biography. You could equally attack novels or poems by choosing bad poems or novels. (Novels Quotes) My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other (Novels Quotes)

1 - 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 - 29