I've had some wonderful successes and some extreme disappointments in my career and my life. Joyce Maynard careerdisappointmentextreme Change image and share on social
I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out. Joyce Maynard adventurecountfriend Change image and share on social
The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval. Joyce Maynard bookchallengechoose Change image and share on social
My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer? Joyce Maynard cancerchallengedoctor Change image and share on social
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. Joyce Maynard fundamentalpossessstory Change image and share on social
Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old. Joyce Maynard childhoodeaseforget Change image and share on social
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn. Joyce Maynard complicatedrawlovingly Change image and share on social
I wonder what it is that the people who criticize me for telling this story truly object to: is it that I have dared to tell the story? Or that the story turns out not to be the one they wanted to hear? Joyce Maynard criticizedarehear share on social
The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families. Joyce Maynard bigcallclose Change image and share on social
There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets. Joyce Maynard keeppropertyrun Change image and share on social
