My real thinking and planning gets done when I'm doing something else like driving or walking or taking the shower. Liane Moriarty driveplanreal Change image and share on social
Google is my best friend and my worst enemy. It's fabulous for research, but then it becomes addictive. I'll have a character eating an orange, and next thing I'm Googling types of oranges, I'm visiting chat rooms about oranges, I'm learning the history of the orange. Liane Moriarty addictivebadcharacter share on social
Copywriting probably did make me a commercial writer. Nobody wants to read advertising copy, so you have to keep it punchy; you almost have trick them into reading it. You have to make every sentence work. Liane Moriarty advertisecommercialcopy share on social
I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think we're pretty much alike! Liane Moriarty alikeamericanaustralian Change image and share on social
Every time I sit down to write, I need to commit to a word count goal, otherwise I waste too much time editing and re-editing my previous work, staring dreamily off into space, pretending that I'm thinking profound, poetic thoughts when really I'm just thinking, 'Look at me being a writer! I'm so happy I'm a writer!' Liane Moriarty commitcountdreamily share on social