Feeling earthquakes was part of growing up, and also preparing for them: doing earthquake drills, or having earthquake supplies. The looming feeling was part of my life. My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility. Karen Thompson Walker drillearthquakeexperience share on social
It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty. Karen Thompson Walker fictionlearnpretty Change image and share on social
Fear is... a kind of unintentional storytelling that we are all born knowing how to do. Karen Thompson Walker bearfearkind Change image and share on social
In general, I think I'm quick to worry about disasters of all kinds. Karen Thompson Walker disastergeneralkind Change image and share on social
If I read a scary story in the newspaper, I find I'm haunted by it. Karen Thompson Walker findhauntnewspaper Change image and share on social
There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life. Karen Thompson Walker lifeordinarypleasure Change image and share on social
To some degree we all live with uncertainty. We have no control over the future. Yet we carry on, we persevere, because, I guess, it's the way we're made. Karen Thompson Walker carrycontroldegree Change image and share on social
I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them. Karen Thompson Walker attractbeautifulcollege Change image and share on social
I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write. Karen Thompson Walker amazebookfeel Change image and share on social
I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and it's one of the most satisfying parts of writing. Karen Thompson Walker editfeltform share on social
