Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and boundaries we create and how to make them more permeable. Sue Monk Kidd boundarycharactercreate Change image and share on social
We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But I think, in any kind of writing, we have to learn to allow ourselves to approach it in a contemplative way. Sue Monk Kidd approachbrowsecontemplative share on social
I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to me; racial equality matters to me, as does gender. There is something about these kinds of social injustices that go to the deep of me. Sue Monk Kidd deepequalityexplain share on social
Due to the sweeping time frame and the voices moving back and forth, the outline for 'The Invention of Wings' was the strangest one I've ever done. I created six large, separate outlines, one for each part of the book, and hung them around my study. Sue Monk Kidd backbookcreate share on social
I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that. Sue Monk Kidd advicedealend share on social
I prefer to read print books. Maybe I'm just a little old-school. I do read e-books. Sue Monk Kidd bookpreferprint Change image and share on social
For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me. Sue Monk Kidd doghusbandproblem Change image and share on social
I was a very good nurse, but I burned out after eight years or so because it wasn't what I truly wanted to do. Writing is what I belong to. Sue Monk Kidd belongburngood Change image and share on social
I want to believe that while we may sometimes read in the misguided pursuit of preserving our separation, there is a greater impulse inside us that compels us to read in search of the common heart. Sue Monk Kidd commoncompelgreat Change image and share on social
I do read a poem almost every morning. Unless I'm really, really late, I have to get my poem in. Sue Monk Kidd latemorningpoem Change image and share on social
