Finally, in my early 30s, I started writing fiction for the first time as an adult. That felt so scary, and I spent a few years feeling miserably 'behind' my high-achieving friends. But I persevered and obviously have no regrets. Julia Glass 30sachieveadult share on social
Virginia Woolf was wrong. You do not need a room of your own to write. Julia Glass roomvirginiawoolf Change image and share on social
My readers often tell me that what they admire about my books is my ability to write from so many points of view. My challenge to myself is whether I'll ever be able to write a novel just from one point of view. It seems impossible. Julia Glass abilityadmirebook share on social
Call me territorial or narcissistic, but I avoid novels about people who share my vocation. Julia Glass avoidcallnarcissistic Change image and share on social
My love of books - not just of their tactile pleasures but of their astonishing variety - was born in a book-filled house; my father is a scholar. Julia Glass astonishbearbook Change image and share on social
I grew up in a home where animals were ever-present and often dominated our lives. There were always horses, dogs, and cats, as well as a revolving infirmary of injured wildlife being nursed by my sister the aspiring vet. Julia Glass animalaspirecat share on social
Chemotherapy can be a long, tough haul - for me, it went on for six months - and the best doctors and nurses become, if only for that period of time, as essential in your life as friends or spouses. Julia Glass chemotherapydoctoressential Change image and share on social
In every novel, I write about something - a place, an experience, an emotion - with which I'm intimately familiar, but it's also crucial to me that I take on challenges. If write only inside my comfort zone, I'll suffocate. Julia Glass challengecomfortcrucial share on social
I see life as increasingly complex, vivid, colorful, crazy, chaotic. That's the world I write about... the world I live in. Julia Glass chaoticcolorfulcomplex Change image and share on social
Sometimes the writing leads to the revelations, not the other way around. Julia Glass leadrevelationwrite Change image and share on social