I am totally and completely addicted to movies. Jeff, my husband and I, watch movies every night and go out to the movies constantly. Caroline Leavitt addictcompletelyconstantly Change image and share on social
I think I became a writer because of my love of stories and an inability to stop asking, 'What if?' Caroline Leavitt inabilitylovestop Change image and share on social
I'm big on story structure. I studied with John Truby, who mapped out story by means of moral wants and needs, and that's what I do. Hey, so does John Irving. Caroline Leavitt bigheyirving Change image and share on social
I am an indifferent cook, but I can make pie. Caroline Leavitt cookindifferentmake Change image and share on social
I know another New York Times bestselling author - Beth Kephart - she self-published one of her books. Caroline Leavitt authorbestsellingbeth Change image and share on social
If a kid disappears, now there's Amber Alerts: they know this-this-this. In the '50s, we kids wandered around. Nobody knew what you were doing. Caroline Leavitt 50salertamber Change image and share on social
Housewives of the 1950s were supposed to create show-stopping meals every night for their hard-working husbands. Caroline Leavitt 1950screatehard Change image and share on social
I tell myself that some names can be mistakes, like Mxyplyzyk, a store in New York that lost customers because few could spell its name to look up the address. I tell myself that lots of writers agonize over titles, and often get them wrong at first. Caroline Leavitt addressagonizecustomer share on social
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad. Caroline Leavitt bookbuychance share on social
Indie bookstores love writers as much as they love readers, and there is something about a community store, where you walk in, you feel known, and the delight in books is just infectious. Caroline Leavitt bookbookstorecommunity Change image and share on social