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" A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost 20 years. That serves me well, I hope, when I try to understand how a character might be feeling, or how they might react. "
Character
People
Me
" A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that. "
Writing
I Think
Good
" A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears on the sofa instead of on book tour with my eighth novel. "
Discipline
Book
Without
" Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I realize I was writing for others, so that they'd applaud me, see my genius, tell me how wonderful I am, or be jealous of my success. "
I Am
Writing
Success
" I had to learn compassion. Had to learn what it felt like to hate, and to forgive and to love and be loved. And to lose people close to me. Had to feel deep loneliness and sorrow. And then I could write. "
Deep
Love
Loneliness
" I turned down all the requests for the rights to the books, for years, mostly because they wanted the rights to the characters, and to turn it into a TV series. This would have allowed them to do anything they wanted with the characters, and that just wasn't an option for me. "
Rights
Years
Turn
" I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic. "
Think
Enough
Award
" To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child. "
Honest
Child
Only
" Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful. "
Winning
Better
Book
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