I try to read writers who are better than me because it inspires me to be better. Jojo Moyes inspirereadwriter Change image and share on social
If the characters are compelling, readers will follow anywhere. Jojo Moyes charactercompelfollow Change image and share on social
My go-to winter recipe is beef and butternut squash stew, cooked in the slow oven all day. Jojo Moyes beefbutternutcook Change image and share on social
I have read books that are so cliched and lazy, my eyes have bled. But I also have read books marketed under the chick-lit umbrella that are so honest, clever and gritty that I've wanted to give up writing and paint walls instead. Jojo Moyes bleedbookchick share on social
Rejection is part of the process, so you can't let it crush you. My first three novels never made it into publication, but my fourth, 'Sheltering Rain,' was translated into 11 languages. Jojo Moyes crushfourthlanguage Change image and share on social
I write in all sorts of places; it's a legacy of my time as a journalist, where I could turn out copy in a hotel corridor. But I have a little office that I rent in my local town, and that's my ideal place. Jojo Moyes copycorridorhotel share on social
Love is the driver for all great stories: not just romantic love, but the love of parent for child, for family, for country. Jojo Moyes childcountrydriver Change image and share on social
If chick-lit really is taking a commercial battering, I'd suggest it's because the marketing has been done to death. Covering everything in girlie pink and putting chocolate in the title may once have been a clever Pavlovian device but now makes readers feel a bit sick. Jojo Moyes batterbitechick share on social
Novelists seem to fall into two distinct categories - those that plan and those that just see where it takes them. I am very much the former category. Jojo Moyes categorydistinctfall Change image and share on social
If I don't cry while writing a key emotional scene, my gut feeling is it's failed. Jojo Moyes cryemotionalfail Change image and share on social
