#rite

You know what writers say about their long books: If I had another year, the book would be half as long. ↗

— David Remnick

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I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book. ↗

— Don Rickles

#book #i #myself #playing #roller

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. ↗

— Sally Ride

#favorite #i #interested #liked #math

I decided to write category romance as I'd recently discovered them, and enjoyed them. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#decided #discovered #enjoyed #i #recently

I do indeed write on the road. My laptop goes with me everywhere. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#goes #i #i do #indeed #laptop

One of my favorites is 'The Sound of Music'. When Julie Andrews runs through the hills singing her head off, I always wish that a gust of wind would blow her skirt up. ↗

— Mark Roberts

#andrews #blow #favorites #gust #head

Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#any #characters #come #elements #emotion

I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#least #love #love stories #stories #think

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#i #moment #pleasure #read #well

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down. ↗

— Nora Roberts

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