“I'm very secretive. I'll write a whole novel and revise it, which might take me two years or more, and the people I know best don't know what I'm writing about.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsTwoWholeMightNovelTwo YearsTake MeSecretive Author:Alice Mattison
“I get to a certain point, and I think in a novel it's about the third draft, when I want other eyes on it.” ThinkingWantEyeCertainNovelThirds Author:Alice Mattison
“We have to diversify, we have to find work we can do that helps other people while helping ourselves, work that has to do with writing that isn't necessarily just writing saleable novels or getting huge advances.” PeopleWritingHelpingCan DoNovelHugeHelping Others Author:Alice Mattison
“I think people feel for a long time that they ought to know how to write a novel in two drafts.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsWritingLongTwoNovelKnow HowOughtLong Time Author:Alice Mattison