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Writing 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 Picture Quote #1

I love writing journalism because it’s all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done Picture Quote #1

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn’t be writing screenplays. I’d be writing novels Picture Quote #1

Mostly it’s lies, writing novels. You set out to tell an untrue story and you try to make it believable, even to yourself. Which calls for details; any good lie does Picture Quote #1

I started out as a poet. I’ve always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels Picture Quote #1

I’m not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels, so I’m gonna write it the best that I can. If the movie never gets made, it’d almost be okay because I did it. It’s there on the page Picture Quote #1

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The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel Picture Quote #1

I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again Picture Quote #1

Writing novels reminds me of being an awkward 15-year-old typing on a Commodore 64 in his bedroom, trying to be the next Stephen King Picture Quote #1

When I start writing novels, I go into them with a spirit of inquiry, rather than to substantiate prejudices I had in the beginning. If you don’t do that, you can’t write good characters Picture Quote #1

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted Picture Quote #1

After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time; I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn’t see much way around it Picture Quote #1

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As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I’d be writing novels Picture Quote #1

I love writing novels, even if only a few thousand people read them. Here’s my soul; I hope it appeals to your soul Picture Quote #1

I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle’s, on the dining table Picture Quote #1

People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different Picture Quote #1

It’s a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels is to experience those four and a half hours after you write the final word Picture Quote #1

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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 (Writing Novels Quotes) I love writing journalism because it’s all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done (Writing Novels Quotes) If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn’t be writing screenplays. I’d be writing novels (Writing Novels Quotes) Mostly it’s lies, writing novels. You set out to tell an untrue story and you try to make it believable, even to yourself. Which calls for details; any good lie does (Writing Novels Quotes) I started out as a poet. I’ve always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels (Writing Novels Quotes) I’m not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels, so I’m gonna write it the best that I can. If the movie never gets made, it’d almost be okay because I did it. It’s there on the page (Writing Novels Quotes) The movies are fun, but I’m a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier to write than a novel (Writing Novels Quotes) I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels reminds me of being an awkward 15-year-old typing on a Commodore 64 in his bedroom, trying to be the next Stephen King (Writing Novels Quotes) When I start writing novels, I go into them with a spirit of inquiry, rather than to substantiate prejudices I had in the beginning. If you don’t do that, you can’t write good characters (Writing Novels Quotes) Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted (Writing Novels Quotes) After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time; I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn’t see much way around it (Writing Novels Quotes) As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I’d be writing novels (Writing Novels Quotes) I love writing novels, even if only a few thousand people read them. Here’s my soul; I hope it appeals to your soul (Writing Novels Quotes) I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle’s, on the dining table (Writing Novels Quotes) People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different (Writing Novels Quotes) It’s a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels is to experience those four and a half hours after you write the final word (Writing Novels Quotes)

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