Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I've begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me.
Graham SwiftThe real art is not to come up with extraordinary clever words but to make ordinary simple words do extraordinary things. To use the language that we all use and to make amazing things occur.
Graham SwiftAll novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate of production,' for whom it's a matter of pride to complete, say, a book every year.
Graham Swift