I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing. William Faulkner
Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know. C. S. Forester
Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control. Tom Perrotta
Novel writing wrecks homes. C. S. Forester
Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused. Joe Klein
I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Erin Morgenstern