“Mostly it's lies, writing novels. You set out to tell an untrue story and you try to make it believable, even to yourself. Which calls for details; any good lie does.” WritingTryingDoeStoriesLyingNovelDetailsUntrueTrue StoryBelievableGood Lies Author:Anne Tyler
“My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get very crummy.” WritingWellsLiteratureNovelMy FamilyMeals Author:Anne Tyler
“I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage.” ThinkingWritingLongBookCharacterLiteratureNovelStageNotesDetailsAppearanceBackgroundsLiftsArtificialFamily Background Author:Anne Tyler
“I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.” TryingEndsCharacterLiteratureWonderNovelTry Again Author:Anne Tyler
“It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away” SeemsTermNovelMysteryOrdinaryPsychologicalCelebrateOrdinary LifeCelebrate Life Author:Anne Tyler
“I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows” BelieveShowsI BelieveNovelSave Nature Author:Anne Tyler
“The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.” WritingNovelDinnerHardestRestaurantsHomesick Author:Anne Tyler
