I think I have sort of gravitated toward issues that I don't know the answers to, because that's what's more interesting for me to write. Jodi Picoult answergravitateinterest Change image and share on social
The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books. Jodi Picoult actbookexperience Change image and share on social
I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds. Jodi Picoult abilitybookchange 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
I write about all the horrible things that can happen to kids as a way of keeping those things from happening to mine. Write the books, spit three times over your shoulder and you're safe. Jodi Picoult bookhappenhorrible Change image and share on social
Read a ton. Take a workshop course so you learn to give and get criticism. Jodi Picoult criticismgivelearn Change image and share on social
I don't believe in writer's block. Think about it - when you were blocked in college and had to write a paper, didn't it always manage to fix itself the night before the paper was due? Writer's block is having too much time on your hands. Jodi Picoult blockcollegedue share on social
On a shelf above my computer are five letters that spell out W-R-I-T-E. Just in case I forget why I'm there. I also have 'Wonder Woman' paraphernalia from when I wrote five issues of the comic, and pictures of my husband and kids. Jodi Picoult casecomiccomputer share on social
If you read a book that's fiction and you get caught in the characters and the plot, and swept away, really, by the fiction of it - by the non-reality - you sometimes wind up changing your reality as well. Often, when the last page is turned, it will haunt you. Jodi Picoult bookcatchchange share on social
