When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens. Jodi Picoult awarenesscommentarydicken Change image and share on social
Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal. Jodi Picoult attemptgayknow Change image and share on social
For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is. Jodi Picoult carechangecontroversial share on social
I'm not going to tell a person how to think, don't believe in that. What I want to do, when I write these books, is just to say don't be so sure of yourself. Let me pull the carpet out from underneath you, and let's see if you can still find the footing. Jodi Picoult bookcarpetfind share on social
I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life. Jodi Picoult bookchangefan Change image and share on social
Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write. Jodi Picoult buydaygrunt share on social
There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success. Jodi Picoult awardcommericalsliterary Change image and share on social
I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if it's writing time, I write. Jodi Picoult agecomputerfront share on social
Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American. Jodi Picoult americananswerbook Change image and share on social
Even though I don't write about things that come from my life because I'm lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that's really what being a writer is, probably. Jodi Picoult characterfindgreat share on social
