The first audience that you have when writing a book is you. Isobelle Carmody audiencebookwrite Change image and share on social
If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won't suffer anything else. Isobelle Carmody adultchildcontent Change image and share on social
Once upon a time, if you wanted to talk about the notion of child abandonment, of a mother not being a good mother, that's built into the mother who sends the babes into the woods, and they use the bits of bread or stones to come home again. Isobelle Carmody abandonmentbabebit share on social
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 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
