As a novelist, I tend to know significantly more about my characters than I do about my friends. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes character friend novelist
I think we all have our demons and our various shortcomings, and it would be nice if people felt more gently about other people, but also about themselves. Michelle Huneven demonfeltgently Change image and share on social
My mother cooked her last Christmas standing rib roast in 1987 and died a few weeks afterward. Michelle Huneven afterwardchristmascook Change image and share on social
It isn't as if a writer merely records life as it unfurls. Reality does not automatically transcribe as literature; real people are not shapely, compelling characters to be harvested. Charming facts and sharp observations rarely slide seamlessly into whatever narrative is at hand. Michelle Huneven automaticallycharactercharm share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray. Ashley Wagner characterhelpkind Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social