I started out in the journalism program, but I got kicked out. I wasn't very good at it. It wasn't where I wanted to be ultimately. Lynn Coady goodjournalismkick Change image and share on social
The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists. Because they have all the best stories - and they have all the dirt on other, more famous and important writers. They're not supposed to talk about it, but sometimes you can get awesome little tidbits from them. Lynn Coady authorawesomedirt share on social
A novelist's sense that he or she is 'above' a certain genre mainly comes out of the notion that the genre is somehow a debased version of his or her preferred form. Lynn Coady debaseformgenre Change image and share on social
You know the actor's nightmare is getting up onstage and not being prepared? I think the writer's nightmare is giving a reading and somebody standing up and saying, 'That's not your story.' Lynn Coady actorgivenightmare Change image and share on social
Keep a copy of 'Islands in the Stream' by Ernest Hemingway on the left hand side of your desk. Keep Fitzgerald's 'The Crack Up' on the right. When you get stuck, pick them up and pretend that they are having a fight, like you used to do with your GI Joes. Lynn Coady copycrackdesk share on social
I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you research for a year and then start writing? I sit down, and I just don't know how to write it. Lynn Coady dauntfindhave share on social
I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches. Lynn Coady honestpullpunch Change image and share on social
When writing sex scenes, there is often no pleasing anyone, except perhaps the writer herself. Lynn Coady pleasescenesex Change image and share on social
Grownups, as a rule, should always be ready to pay for their own meals - or else ready to graciously accept their date's insistence on paying. The point is, one doesn't sit there batting one's eyelashes, fully expecting someone else to claim the bill. Lynn Coady acceptbatbill share on social
To buy dinner transmits that you feel time spent in your date's company has been a pleasure and a privilege. Lynn Coady buycompanydate Change image and share on social
