Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction... →
Jay McInerney
We've been hearing about the death of the novel ever since the day after Don Quixote was published.
My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.
Donald McKay
Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays.
James Merrill
A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built.
Nicholas Meyer
The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel.
In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over.
Elizabeth Moon
The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need to.
Liane Moriarty
I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer.
Samuel E. Morison
I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
Toni Morrison