“I suppose, the natural outgrowth about writing about two friends, it becomes about their friendship, and the complexities of it, and the way personality plays off each other, and what they each like to do, separately and together.” WayWritingTwoPlayTogetherNaturalPersonalityComplexityTwo Friends Author:Alison McGhee
“I don't think we [with Kate DiCamillo] intended to write a book about friendship, I think we intended to write a book about two friends.” ThinkingWritingTwoBookKateAbout FriendshipTwo Friends Author:Alison McGhee
“I like to write in all different genres. I just like a new challenge.” WritingDifferentChallengesGenreNew ChallengesDifferent Genres Author:Alison McGhee
“We had so much fun together as friends that I suggested we [with Kate DiCamillo] write a book together.” WritingBookTogetherFunKate Author:Alison McGhee
“We'd decided to write a book about two friends. I gave her some coffee and then we sat there not knowing what to do. How do you start writing a book together? So Kate [DiCamillo] got up after about 10 minutes into this endeavor, and said, 'Well, that was fun,' and started to head out the door. I said, 'Wait, wait, wait, no no no,' because I'm a bit more patient.” WritingWellsSaidTwoBookTogetherFunBitsWaitingKnowingDoorsMinutesDecidedPatientCoffeeSatEndeavorNot KnowingWriting A BookKateTwo FriendsKnowing What To Do Author:Alison McGhee
“Our rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.” WritingTogetherKate Author:Alison McGhee