I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside. Anne Tyler advisebegindraft share on social
She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages. Anne Tyler bitedifferencefind Change image and share on social
In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them. Anne Tyler altogetheravoidlife Change image and share on social
The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning. Anne Tyler ironcladmorningpen Change image and share on social
I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. Anne Tyler actualcloselyexamine Change image and share on social
It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away. Anne Tyler celebrategoodlife Change image and share on social
I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don't know beans about babies! I don't have a license to do this.' We're just amateurs. Anne Tyler amateurbabybean Change image and share on social
Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people. Anne Tyler affectdraftfinal Change image and share on social
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood. Anne Tyler bloodcharacterchoose Change image and share on social
