I was commissioned to write some romantic fiction, and I really liked doing those, and they were very instructive in terms of building characters and plots. But it never felt right for me. Paula Hawkins buildcharactercommission Change image and share on social
I don't have a partner, so I take care of the mortgage by myself, and I was thinking, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to sell the house or find a new career.' I was not in a good place, but it was a real spur to get 'The Girl on the Train' right. I had to nail it and do it really well. It really concentrates the mind, that kind of thing. Paula Hawkins carecareerconcentrate share on social
Certainly, there is a tendency to lump women who write similar types of books together, and it's not just in crime, is it? Women's fiction is supposedly a whole genre of itself. There's no male equivalent. Paula Hawkins bookcrimeequivalent share on social
I find writing the darker side, writing tragedy, a lot easier than writing happiness. Happiness is just less psychologically compelling, isn't it? Paula Hawkins compeldarkeasy Change image and share on social
I'm not naturally an extrovert. I'm a writer - I sit in a room by myself making things up. That is where I'm happiest. Paula Hawkins extroverthappymake Change image and share on social
When I wrote 'The Girl on the Train,' nobody knew who I was, and that's quite a comfortable position to be writing in. Paula Hawkins comfortablegirlknow Change image and share on social
I am interested in the ordinary sort of threat. I know that people are interested in things like serial killers and what have you, but actually, those aren't the sort of crimes that really happen very much. The sort of crimes that happen tend to be more of a domestic nature and quite banal, but the psychology behind them is always fascinating. Paula Hawkins banalcrimedomestic share on social
You can do fascinating things with the tricks memory can play and tell. People can come to believe things which didn't happen at all if they're told them enough times. Paula Hawkins fascinatehappenmemory Change image and share on social
The first Amy Silver book was commissioned, and they were not books that came completely from me. They weren't necessarily the sort of books I read, and although I enjoyed doing them very much, and they were great training, I never felt completely comfortable in that genre. Paula Hawkins amybookcomfortable share on social
Things like the movie 'Memento' are interesting to me because our memories of the things we've done and how we've behaved form our notion of who we are, what our character is. So if part of that were missing, what does that actually say about you? And what does it say about your sense of responsibility for things if you can't remember them? Paula Hawkins behavecharacterform share on social