“When you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the words for themselves.” WritingCharacterSeemsMagic Author:Alice Hoffman
“I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real, to see day lilies and swimming pools, loyalty and devotion, even though my eyes were closed, and all that surrounded me was a darkened room. I wrote because that was who I was at the core, and if I was too damaged to walk around the block, I was lucky all the same. Once I got to my desk, once I started writing, I still believed anything was possible.” IfsKnowsWritingStillsRealEyePurposeWalksLove IsRoomsLuckyLoyaltyCoreDevotionBlockLastingSwimmingPoolDesksLiliesSwimming Pool Author:Alice Hoffman
“I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real.... Once I got to my desk, once I started writing, I still believed anything was possible.” KnowsInspirationalWritingStillsRealPurposeLove IsLastingDesksI Still Believe Author:Alice Hoffman
“What else is there to write about than love and loss?” LoveWritingLossLove And LossLove Loss Author:Alice Hoffman
“Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.” WritingTalesTeethFairyFairy TaleBloodyClaws Author:Alice Hoffman
“No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written” KnowsWritingNovelKnow HowWritten Author:Alice Hoffman
“Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head” WritingBookForgetInformationDisappearForget Everything Author:Alice Hoffman
“I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing” WritingWellsUseCertainAmountFaster Author:Alice Hoffman
“I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working” WantWritingUsedLanguage Author:Alice Hoffman
“I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist” WritingDifferentFilmNovelNovelistsInternals Author:Alice Hoffman
“After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction” KnowsFeelsWritingRealCharacterHeadingsRight DirectionHeading In The Right Direction Author:Alice Hoffman
“I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other writers' works in a way. Or by popular culture, movies - what else is there to write about than love and loss?” WayFeelsWritingDreamCultureMy OwnLossHalloweenPopular CultureLove And Loss Author:Alice Hoffman
“When I write for teens, I feel I can cut through everything and get to the bare bones. I can get straight into the emotional world of the character.” WorldFeelsWritingI CanCharacterCuttingEmotionalBonesTeensAdolescence Author:Alice Hoffman
