I ache to write a novel.

我渴望撰写一本小说。

Do you want to write a novel?

你想写本小说么？

Chapter 2: Why Write a Novel?

第二章：为什么要写小说？

Have you ever wanted to write a novel?

你曾想写小说吗？

Simon hatched a plot to write a novel about Prince Charles.

西蒙拟定写一本有关查尔斯王子的小说.

It is a solemn and terrible thing to write a novel (foreword xvii) .

写小说是件庄严而严肃的事情”（援引前言部分）。

For instance, if your goal is “write a novel”, what would finished look like?

例如，如果你的目标是“写一部小说”。那么完成后的目标会是怎么样的呢？

Nine years ago when, in a large city, I decided to write a novel, I first of all thought of the Lanxi River and the people whose livelihoods depend on the river.

9年前，我在一个大城市里决定写一部小说时，首先想到的就是兰溪河以及以兰溪河为生的人们。