Attended my first virtual author talk for while: Lisa Jewell's. Haven't read her books but it's always wonderful to hear from a writer.
- Fascinating stories often come from unanswerable questions you ask the most.
- Novels often come from a singular, recurring image that won't let you go.
- Write with love. People will notice.
- Revisions follow the same paradox as time travel: woe if you meet your previous self.
- Sometimes the most fun characters to write are the most awful.
- The smallest things derail or make an entire story: use that to your advantage.
- There's nothing wrong with writing stories that continually focus on the same themes.
- A readership is a remarkable, delicate thing. Treat it with care.
- Social media isn't for sales, it's for strengthening relationships with your readers.
- Life lived through writing books.
- You pour yourself onto the page only to leave so much unsaid...the beauty of subtext.
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