Second Book Quotes

They're still working on the script - they've got to get that nailed down and they want the first movie to come out obviously, not get too ahead of themselves. But yeah, it's looking good. I love the second book a lot as well, so kind of diving into that is awesome.

Writing a book is hard. It turns out, writing a second book is twice as hard.

A second book that makes you rethink the first book is the Holy Grail of a series.

One of the nice things about a second book is that your readers already have so much of the introductions on board, they don't have to put all their attention into figuring out the world and can more easily let that play out as a background to the other things you want to do.

There's always an attack on the sophomore novel from some quarters.

Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.

My second book will be the autobiography of Destiny's Child.

Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

When you write your first book, you're writing in a vacuum; it doesn't matter how much time it takes. And then with the second book, you're on contract, and you have deadlines, and it's a little bit tougher. And also the expectations. You don't want to let your characters down.