The business of writing a novel is a long, meandering road into the self, into the imagination. And it's a road the writer travels alone. Lisa Unger businessimaginationlong Change image and share on social
Truman Capote was a magical, beautiful writer. Lisa Unger beautifulcapotemagical Change image and share on social
Everything is autobiographical, and nothing is autobiographical. That's fiction. Lisa Unger autobiographicalfiction Change image and share on social
I don't remember a time when I didn't define myself as a writer. Lisa Unger defineremembertime Change image and share on social
I write for the same reason I read: to find out what's going to happen. Lisa Unger findhappenread Change image and share on social
I was always the observer, trying to understand what was going on. I was always the new kid. Writing became my safe place. Lisa Unger kidobserverplace Change image and share on social
I love the village in my computer. There's little validation in the day-to-day life of a writer; sometimes we ache for a connection. Lisa Unger achecomputerconnection Change image and share on social
I'm a 'bound book' kind of girl. I have a Kindle, and I enjoy it for some things, like convenience or instant gratification, or all the little things that you can do with them. Lisa Unger bindbookconvenience Change image and share on social
The worst violence we can do to each other often is psychological, especially in families. I dwell a lot on domestic danger. That's the backdrop of most of my novels - what kind of damage is done without ever lifting a finger. Lisa Unger backdropbaddamage share on social
I don't think of my characters as people I create, I think of them more as people I have met and whom I'm exploring on the page. I don't actually think of myself as having 'created' any of these people. Lisa Unger charactercreateexplore share on social
