Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline. Hallie Ephron courageoutlineputt Change image and share on social
My rule of writing is that no one can do what you can do, so jealousy or competitiveness are pointless. I am always happy when one of my sisters has a book published that I get to read. Hallie Ephron bookcompetitivenesshappy Change image and share on social
I'm someone who sits at a computer eight hours a day, and I look in that pinhole camera at the top of my screen and think, 'Someone could be watching me.' Hallie Ephron cameracomputerday Change image and share on social
Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels. Hallie Ephron essayhavelate Change image and share on social
Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me. Hallie Ephron deliaencourageimportant Change image and share on social
The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready for our first 'adult novel,' Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle.' Hallie Ephron adultbluebook Change image and share on social
As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was the pretty, obedient one. And Amy was the adventurous mischief-maker. Hallie Ephron adventurousamycomedian share on social
I don't think anybody in my family meant there to be any pressure for me to write. But our parents were incredibly verbal and wrote for a living. The house was full of books, and we all grew up steeped in language. I mean, our mother recited poetry at the dinner table. Hallie Ephron bookdinnerfamily share on social
