When I begin writing, I have no idea what my novels are ultimately going to be about. I don't have a plot. I never consider a theme. I don't make notes or outlines.
From Tawni O'Dell
It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.
I really, really missed the Pennsylvania countryside and hills.
Here I am, this smart, bookish girl, and I have this biker-chick name.
I should have been deliriously happy. I had my dream come true. I'm a best-selling author. So why is everything in my life, including my writing, going bad?
I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.
When you live in a community where people know you, it makes you want to be good and decent. It's a strong influence.
People, including me, can get so detached from everything, but when you can focus on a defined place, a home, it gets you back in touch.
I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
Each time a new disaster puts miners in the news, the press tries to make them into heroes, but they don't quite fit the bill. They don't march off to war or rush into burning buildings or rid our streets of crime.
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