I thought I could never write a proper book; I'd never done it before. But I thought I could write a sequence. Then I had a chapter. The next thing I knew I was turning acting down. Tana French actbookchapter Change image and share on social
I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day. Tana French dayfeellove Change image and share on social
Ireland is such a young society. The British were the ruling class up until they left about a hundred years ago, and we've been trying to work out what our class hierarchy is ever since. Tana French agobritishclass Change image and share on social
With acting, you have to depend on somebody else to decide if you are allowed to work. You can spend weeks and months when you are not acting at all. Tana French actallowdecide Change image and share on social
The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation. Tana French authorchickfiction Change image and share on social
Both back when I was acting and now that I'm writing, I've always wanted the same thing out of my career: to be able to get up in the morning and do what I love doing. Tana French actbackcareer Change image and share on social
When I was acting, I got trained in creating a character as a three-dimensional person. If you're doing it right you should be able to draw an audience into the character's world and make them feel their fears. Tana French actaudiencecharacter share on social
I like writing about big turning points, where professional and personal lives coalesce, where the boundaries are coming down, and you're faced with a set of choices which will change life forever. Tana French bigboundarychange Change image and share on social
I came from a house full of books, so I took reading for granted. I was an outdoorsy little kid, too, so I got the best of both worlds by taking books up trees and reading there. Tana French bookfullgrant Change image and share on social
If you rewrite a paragraph fifty times and forty-nine of them are terrible, that's fine; you only need to get it right once. Tana French fiftyfineforty Change image and share on social
