Suzanne Brockmann Quotes

A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.

I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one.

The point always is to be writing something - it leads to more writing.

I've always been ambidextrous, writing short stories and novels, and I pretty much have been writing a novel and a handful of short stories every year since '91.

I write - and then I write some more.

Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon.

Indie writers who promote their book instead of writing the next book are wasting their time. The more books you've written, the more books you'll sell. That's how it works. That's how it's always worked.

I really only have been seriously writing, finishing things and publishing things since January '91.

I've always been a pretty hard worker. That's how I've written over a hundred books.

I'm surviving and developing as a writer. I don't know what brings you to mass attention in terms of sales. But I've gotten more and more comfortable with it. Of course if that changes, I'll be comfortable with that. All I can do is write the best books I can.

I've been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don't think I would've had that kind of drive if I hadn't come out of the journalism business.

I've only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I've written all of them.

Your first book is kind of a labor of ignorance. You don't realize the difficulty of it. Your second book is sort of a labor of fear. Then you sort of either hit a stride, or you don't.

I was writing blogs before work, then I was writing at work, and then I started writing books on the weekend because you just have that sort of energy in your 20s; it's wonderful.

Any day in which I get writing done is ideal to me.

Take the time to write. You can do your life's work in half an hour a day.

Try to write at least 500 words a day. You may ditch 499 of them tomorrow, but you will still be moving forward.

I have met so many people who say they've got a book in them, but they've never written a word. To be a writer - this may seem trite, I realize - you have to actually write.

As a writer, I've always been somebody who's been productive and hustled hard.

For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to it.

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.

I like the idea of being a working writer, not of saying that it's going to take me 30 years to write my magnum opus.

I don't finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them.

I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book led to another as I discovered other facets to my characters I wanted to investigate further.

I thought I could write. So it was my intention to start off as a writer. But I wasn't really great at delivering the word at the end of the day.