All through university years, I used to come up to Melbourne, go to Pizza Napoli with my friends and then to a movie. Isobelle Carmody friendmelbournemovie Change image and share on social
I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you. Isobelle Carmody audiencedeepforget Change image and share on social
I believe excellent fantasy reflects us all, and yes, it can use those myths that underpin societies, our subconscious yearnings and longings, and perhaps our barren spirituality. Isobelle Carmody barrenexcellentfantasy Change image and share on social
The best books arise from some ultimate question in the author. Isobelle Carmody ariseauthorbook Change image and share on social
If you look at the body of any writers' work, you can figure out the questions that animate them. I think that is what real writers do. They don't tell people how to live or what to think. They write in order to try to answer their own deepest questions. Isobelle Carmody animateanswerbody share on social
I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller. Isobelle Carmody fortunatelifepretty Change image and share on social
I wrote my first full book when I was fourteen, and that was 'Obernewtyn.' It was also the first book I had published. It was accepted by the first publisher I sent it to, and it was short listed for Children's Book of the Year in the older readers category in Australia. Isobelle Carmody acceptaustraliabook share on social