I am not opposed to e-readers. Any technology that encourages the reading of literature is a good thing. Julia Glass encouragegoodliterature Change image and share on social
In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their secrets, obstacles to their dreams... all arrive unbidden when I'm getting cash at the ATM, walking my son to camp, singing a hymn at a wedding. Julia Glass arriveatmbusiness share on social
If I'm lucky enough to see the day when my sons are living independently, maybe with families of their own, I'll still be wondering how I can be a better mother and worrying about the things I overlooked back when they lived under my roof. Julia Glass backdayfamily share on social
I'm a fictional monogamist - I can only work on one thing at a time - but each novel starts growing in my head when I'm about midway through the previous novel. Julia Glass fictionalgrowhead Change image and share on social
I talked late, swam late, did not learn to ride a bike until college - and might never have walked or learned to drive a car if my parents hadn't overruled my lack of motivation and virtually forced me to embrace both forms of transportation. I suspect I was happy to sit in a corner with a book. Julia Glass bikebookcar share on social
I don't see how you can write well if you're not reading well at the same time. I think the only risk is reading too many books of one 'type' in a row. Julia Glass bookreadrisk Change image and share on social
I do gravitate toward 19th century writers, and I never mind being compared with some of the most memorable writers from that era. I mean, George Eliot is my absolute heroine. Julia Glass 19thabsolutecentury Change image and share on social
At its best, fiction cultivates fantasy and compassion; at its worst, memoir provokes schadenfreude and prurience. The ugly truth, I fear, is that many people are drawn to sensational memoirs for the same reason they watch 'The Apprentice': they like to witness actual suffering, before-your-very-eyes humiliation. Julia Glass actualapprenticebad share on social
The books I read, if they intrude on my writing, do so as weather will pass through and touch a landscape - affecting it, yes, but only now and then leaving a permanent mark. Julia Glass affectbookintrude Change image and share on social
I was ridiculed in public school for being smart. A teacher's pet. Julia Glass petpublicridicule Change image and share on social