Inspiration comes from the world around me. I'm an inveterate eavesdropper. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes eavesdropper inspiration inveterate
I try not to identify too strongly with any of my characters. I like to stand back and see them objectively. I think this is why I often use boys instead of girls, just in case I get too close and lose the overall picture. Jenny Nimmo backboycase share on social
I had written two or three books before my husband noticed that in every one of them a family member was missing. He suggested that it was because my father's death, when I was five, utterly changed my world. I can only suppose he is right and that this is the reason I am drawn to a narrative where someone's life is changed by loss. Jenny Nimmo bookchangedeath share on social
My father died when I was quite small, so my uncle used to buy me books and read them to me. Jenny Nimmo bookbuydie Change image and share on social
I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery. Grant-Lee Phillips agreeeasyfind Change image and share on social
I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bitcollectordialogue Change image and share on social
I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going. Tom Sizemore inveteratelotread Change image and share on social