As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a writer. My most exciting pastime was reading novels; in fact, I would read anything I could find.
I was still in college when 'To Kill a Mockingbird' came out in 1960. I remember it had a kind of an electrifying effect on this country; this was a time when there were a lot of good books coming out.
I enjoy reading books.
There is interest in a crime-based reality show. With my novels, we are now editing the second book in a series about a defense lawyer whose name is Samantha Brinkman. And I am reviewing speaking engagement opportunities.
Oh yeah, I grew up with comics. You know, I always like to describe myself as a 'narrative junkie.' I love novels, I love comics, movies, TV. If it's a good story, I'm hooked.
Usually I read biographies of interesting people. I am not attracted to novels - make-believe, or recreations of what people think life should be.
Southern lawyers don't read novels much.
When it comes to referring to Dickens's life, performing plays with your nine children for friends and family during Christmas is Dickensian.
I have been incredibly lucky with my novels but I had absolutely no idea if anyone would be interested in a cookbook. So I started to think about self-publishing.
My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers.
I've always got a book in my hands, a novel in my hands. The more I get into film, the more paranoid I get that I'm going to stop seeing things.
'Bag of Bones' was a big, distorted yet wonderfully entertaining novel that rode high on the bestseller lists in 1998.
I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.
Gordon eyed them with inert hatred. At this moment he hated all books, and novels most of all. Horrible to think of all that soggy, half-baked trash massed together in one place.
As far as reading is concerned, I like historical and political books and works of art.
'Troublemaker' is not an adaptation of 'Metro Girl' or 'Motor Mouth.' It is an original story. The hardest part was probably trying to keep the sound true to the novels. I always write in first person, and it was important to us that the readers of 'Metro' and 'Motor' be comfortable with the change over to a graphic novel.
Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
I used to roof hay barns for my father. It's dangerous work. Writing is much better.
I mainly read histories and biographies, but I'm also a big fan of Graham Swift and Thomas Hardy.
When I go on vacation, I take very few clothes and a whole lot of books. It's the most soothing thing in the world. Reading 'Moby-Dick' is like being in a time machine. I almost feel as excited as the first time I read it and I always find something new.
I tend not to write books that are really, really long, and I'm also a pretty fast writer.
I read all of Ayn Rand's novels when I was 17.
It's true, reading too many novels makes you go blind.
Books are like eggs -- best when fresh.
I adore anything Michael Alexis writes.
