“Writing had always helped her, before. It always clarified her feelings and her thoughts, and she never felt like she could understand something fully until the very minute that she'd written about it, as if each story was one she told herself and her readers, at the same time.” InspirationalWritingClarity Book:Look Again Source: Look Again
“I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers.” WritingBookStoriesMy FavoriteContemporaryTerrificFavorite BookAmerican Writer Author:Lisa Scottoline
“Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.” ThinkingWritingStillsStoriesThrillers Author:Lisa Scottoline
“You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.” IfsWritingReasonCharacterHelpingSupportSettingSettingsPhiladelphia Author:Lisa Scottoline
“I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage.” ThinkingWritingStillsMortgageNancyNancy Drew Author:Lisa Scottoline
“The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.” ThinkingWritingTryingFictionTruth IsOriginalsNonfiction Author:Lisa Scottoline