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Good God! This man should be writing dime novels Picture Quote #1

I’m never going to be a Tom Clancy. And I wouldn’t really want to be - not that I have anything against him, and I wish him continued success - because that’s not why I’m writing novels. I’m doing it because I have to. I feel like I have to, anyway Picture Quote #1

Character is character and voice is voice, which translates nicely from writing novels to writing TV. But the process is different. You have a writer’s room, people pitch you jokes and you collaborate Picture Quote #1

I believe there are two ways of writing novels. One is mine, making a sort of musical comedy without music and ignoring real life altogether; the other is going right deep down into life and not caring a damn Picture Quote #1

One already feels like an anachronism, writing novels in the age of what-ever-this-is-the-age-of, but touring to promote them feels doubly anachronistic. The marketplace is showing an increasing intolerance for the time-honored practice of printing information on paper and shipping it around the country Picture Quote #1

I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children’s novels Picture Quote #1

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There’s no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add to that huge number of people writing here when there are so few people writing about somewhere else Picture Quote #1

I think it’s harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, ‘I’m just going to devote my life to making art,’ or ‘I’m going to devote my life to writing novels.’ You end up with no resources Picture Quote #1

I don’t write poetry or short stories. I don’t like to write articles usually. I tend to really only want to be focused on writing novels. It’s one of the real advantages I’ve had over the years. I’ve only been good at one thing. It helps to be limited Picture Quote #1

From the beginning. I was a poem-writing child. I wrote little novels in my composition book when I was eight, nine years old Picture Quote #1

One of the unfortunate things about creative writing courses is that they make people impatient. People feel that they have prepared themselves and that they must now do it. In fact there are positive incentives for doing so - universities are offering degrees for writing novels Picture Quote #1

What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We’re seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men Picture Quote #1

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Novels begin, not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming - In thinking, not writing Picture Quote #1

I love writing picture books and story books because of the exciting, visual life that artists and illustrators give to them. And most of all, I love writing novels because of the inner, emotional journeys that they take me on. Hopefully, the reader comes with me! Picture Quote #1

My husband saw me go through the 2008 campaign cycle. We did it together for Sarah Palin and John McCain. It ended disastrously, and afterward I really wanted to do something different, so I started writing novels, and I imagined a fictional female president in my head Picture Quote #1

One of the things that I love about writing novels is that it really doesn’t matter what next step you take as long as you’re pursuing some intuition or instinct. Of course, then, intuitions or instincts don’t make for great novels, but they often make for good first drafts Picture Quote #1

Writing novels is the most exciting Picture Quote #1

Writing novels is an essentially amateur activity Picture Quote #1

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Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives Picture Quote #1

Writing novels is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, including digging irrigation ditches Picture Quote #1

Writing novels is where I’m most comfortable. It’s a very intimate experience Picture Quote #1

Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did Picture Quote #1

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power Picture Quote #1

I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off Picture Quote #1

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The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law Picture Quote #1

In 25 years of writing novels, I’ve never had anything that felt like writer’s block Picture Quote #1

I obviously prefer writing novels but I take my journalism very seriously, and I enjoy doing it between novels. It gives me an opportunity to move in the outside world Picture Quote #1

I’d probably still be a financial journalist now if it weren’t for writing novels. Mmm. Fun! I’m much happier writing novels! Picture Quote #1

Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort Picture Quote #1

... there is... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun Picture Quote #1

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Good God! This man should be writing dime novels (Writing Novels Quotes) I’m never going to be a Tom Clancy. And I wouldn’t really want to be - not that I have anything against him, and I wish him continued success - because that’s not why I’m writing novels. I’m doing it because I have to. I feel like I have to, anyway (Writing Novels Quotes) Character is character and voice is voice, which translates nicely from writing novels to writing TV. But the process is different. You have a writer’s room, people pitch you jokes and you collaborate (Writing Novels Quotes) I believe there are two ways of writing novels. One is mine, making a sort of musical comedy without music and ignoring real life altogether; the other is going right deep down into life and not caring a damn (Writing Novels Quotes) One already feels like an anachronism, writing novels in the age of what-ever-this-is-the-age-of, but touring to promote them feels doubly anachronistic. The marketplace is showing an increasing intolerance for the time-honored practice of printing information on paper and shipping it around the country (Writing Novels Quotes) I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children’s novels (Writing Novels Quotes) There’s no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add to that huge number of people writing here when there are so few people writing about somewhere else (Writing Novels Quotes) I think it’s harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, ‘I’m just going to devote my life to making art,’ or ‘I’m going to devote my life to writing novels.’ You end up with no resources (Writing Novels Quotes) I don’t write poetry or short stories. I don’t like to write articles usually. I tend to really only want to be focused on writing novels. It’s one of the real advantages I’ve had over the years. I’ve only been good at one thing. It helps to be limited (Writing Novels Quotes) From the beginning. I was a poem-writing child. I wrote little novels in my composition book when I was eight, nine years old (Writing Novels Quotes) One of the unfortunate things about creative writing courses is that they make people impatient. People feel that they have prepared themselves and that they must now do it. In fact there are positive incentives for doing so - universities are offering degrees for writing novels (Writing Novels Quotes) What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We’re seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men (Writing Novels Quotes) Novels begin, not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming - In thinking, not writing (Writing Novels Quotes) I love writing picture books and story books because of the exciting, visual life that artists and illustrators give to them. And most of all, I love writing novels because of the inner, emotional journeys that they take me on. Hopefully, the reader comes with me! (Writing Novels Quotes) My husband saw me go through the 2008 campaign cycle. We did it together for Sarah Palin and John McCain. It ended disastrously, and afterward I really wanted to do something different, so I started writing novels, and I imagined a fictional female president in my head. (Writing Novels Quotes) One of the things that I love about writing novels is that it really doesn’t matter what next step you take as long as you’re pursuing some intuition or instinct. Of course, then, intuitions or instincts don’t make for great novels, but they often make for good first drafts. (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels is the most exciting (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels is an essentially amateur activity (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, including digging irrigation ditches (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels is where I’m most comfortable. It’s a very intimate experience (Writing Novels Quotes) Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did (Writing Novels Quotes) I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power (Writing Novels Quotes) I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off (Writing Novels Quotes) The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law (Writing Novels Quotes) In 25 years of writing novels, I’ve never had anything that felt like writer’s block (Writing Novels Quotes) I obviously prefer writing novels but I take my journalism very seriously, and I enjoy doing it between novels. It gives me an opportunity to move in the outside world (Writing Novels Quotes) I’d probably still be a financial journalist now if it weren’t for writing novels. Mmm. Fun! I’m much happier writing novels! (Writing Novels Quotes) Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort (Writing Novels Quotes) ... there is... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun (Writing Novels Quotes)

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