#novels

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. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#asking #asking questions #authors #done #excel

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#church #go #i #i do #novels

I don't write romance novels. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#novels #romance #write

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#characters #feel #i #i think #novels

I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

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If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels. ↗

— Quentin Tarantino

#i #myself #novels #really #screenplays

At the height of the British Empire very few English novels were written that dealt with British power. It's extraordinary that at the moment in which England was the global superpower the subject of British power appeared not to interest most writers. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#british #british empire #dealt #empire #england

Writing novels is the most exciting. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

#most #novels #writing

When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually themes will recur from novel to novel in odd, new guises. ↗

— Richard Russo

#find #finished #generally #guises #i

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. ↗

— Lion Feuchtwanger

#answers #asking #author #composer #expecting