I would say I have sort of a natural gift for character, and following one person's point of view at a time, and dialogue, but I'm not naturally good at strong plot. Emma Donoghue characterdialoguegift Change image and share on social
I come out of an academic background, and I'm aware that what I'm doing is simultaneously research and fiction. I want to meet both those obligations. Emma Donoghue academicawarebackground Change image and share on social
I have never been depressed or thrown a plate, which I attribute to the cathartic effects of writing books about people whose lives are more grueling than mine. Emma Donoghue attributebookcathartic Change image and share on social
I'm named after Jane Austen's Emma, and I've always been able to relate to her. She's strong, confident but quite tactless. Emma Donoghue austenconfidentemma Change image and share on social
I love it when novels contain a broad cast of characters, including queer ones. Emma Donoghue broadcastcharacter Change image and share on social
Some writers can produce marvelous plots without planning it out, but I can't. In particular I need to know the structure of a novel: what's going to happen in each chapter and each scene. Emma Donoghue chapterhappenmarvelous Change image and share on social
I've been writing full-time since I was 23. Emma Donoghue fullhavetime Change image and share on social
The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in glancingly from the side. Emma Donoghue glancinglygreatlife Change image and share on social
Every parent has those moments where they look at their child and think, 'There's a demon in those eyes and no one can see it but me!' Emma Donoghue childdemoneye Change image and share on social
You know the way there are two kinds of actors - the De Niro kind who's always De Niro, and then somebody like Daniel Day-Lewis, who transforms himself eerily? Well, I aim to be the Daniel Day-Lewis kind of writer. I don't have a house style. Emma Donoghue actoraimdaniel share on social
