This object that we hold in our hands, a book... that tactile pleasure, it's just not going to go away.
Maggie Stiefvater
I adore book-to-film adaptations when they're done well, and I'm more lenient than many readers when it comes to what counts as 'done... →
Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.
R. L. Stine
I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.
Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book.
And so, I mean, he declared war right there and then in so many words and Alex says later in the book, nobody in the White House from that point on... →
James Stockdale
The first book you write because of the way it makes you feel. The second one you can't help but wonder how it's going to make the reader... →
Kathryn Stockett
You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their... →
Oliver Stone
Like many people, I only knew of Ford Madox Ford through a book called 'The Good Soldier,' which is everybody's favorite Ford Madox Ford... →
Tom Stoppard
When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was was secondary. I wanted it to be in hardback. I... →