As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. Joanne Harris authorcopecriticism Change image and share on social
I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them. Joanne Harris eatfascinatepeople Change image and share on social
I'm not sure I believe in the whole 'ghost-afterlife' thing, but I think places are marked by people who have been there. Joanne Harris afterlifeghostmark Change image and share on social
My parents were language teachers. They talked about teaching all the time and all their friends were teachers. It was considered a pre-ordained thing that I would go into teaching. Joanne Harris considerfriendlanguage Change image and share on social
I first saw the island of Noirmoutier when I was two weeks old. I think it's probably safe to say that I didn't fully appreciate it at the time; but I grew to love it as year after year I spent holidays there at my grandparents' cottage. Joanne Harris cottagefullygrandparent share on social
If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language. Joanne Harris cultureimportantlanguage Change image and share on social
Some areas of technology really don't interest me at all, but I welcome anything that makes life easier instead of harder. Joanne Harris areaeasyhard Change image and share on social
One of the things that writing has taught me is that fiction has a life of its own. Fictional places are sometimes more real than the view from our bedroom window. Fictional people can sometimes become as close to us as our loved ones. Joanne Harris bedroomclosefiction share on social
Writing books and being paid for it - it's not like winning the Lottery. You can't suddenly go, 'Yippee!' and start throwing tenners in the air. I've done pretty well out of it, but certainly not enough to say, 'Right, that's me set up for life.' Joanne Harris airbookhave share on social
I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next. Joanne Harris bookcategoryfiction Change image and share on social
