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Liza Campbell Biography

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Liza Campbell, born on September 24, 1959, is an accomplished artist known for her unique style and profound insights into social issues.

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“I was only loosely aware of [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work. Primarily, I had seen her famous paintings of skulls with flowers, which are not my favorite. I didn't really become familiar with her work until after I started writing the book, but the more I learned about her the more I admired her.”

Writing Book Painting Flower My Favorite Familiar Skulls Georgia Georgia O Keeffe

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“Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book.”

Writing Book Bigs Georgia Ivy Admirer Georgia O Keeffe

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“Writing a book set in New Mexico was partially a way to express my own love for the state, and partially a way to prudently follow the advice to write what you know.”

Knows Way Writing Book States My Own Advice Mexico Writing A Book New Mexico

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“I lived in New Mexico until I was seventeen, and honestly I've been homesick ever since I left.”

Left Honestly Mexico Seventeen Homesick New Mexico

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“I started writing about New Mexico in an autobiography class I was taking for school, and realized that it was very inspiring place for me.”

Writing School Class Mexico Autobiography New Mexico Very Inspiring

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“I was at an art museum with my parents, and was quite taken with a [Vincent] Van Gogh painting. I stood admiring the painting for some time, and then realized that in addition to feeling moved by the beauty of the painting, I felt a little jealous of the painter.”

Littles Art Feelings Felt Parent Taken Painting Moved Painter Museums Jealous Vans Admiring

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“I was envious of [Vincent] Van Gogh because I could never make a painting that beautiful! (Ridiculous, I know.) That was when the character of Ivy [Wilkes] began to take shape for me.”

Knows Character Beautiful Painting Shapes Ridiculous Vans Envious Ivy

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“[Ivy Wilkes] loves [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work, but is not satisfied by just looking at the paintings; she wants the painting to be her own. The plot grew naturally out of Ivy's personality (and flaws).”

Want Painting Grew Personality Satisfied Plot Flaws Georgia Ivy Georgia O Keeffe

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“From beginning to end, the novel [Dissemblers] took about three and a half years to write. I didn't write it chronologically.”

Writing Years Ends Three Half Novel Half A Year

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“I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited about at the time.”

Writing Book Felt Novel Scene Excited Outlines

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“At the end, I cobbled scenes all together and smoothed out the transitions as much as possible. Incidentally, I would not recommend this approach to writing a book, and will probably not write that way again!”

Way Writing Book Ends Together Scene Approach Transition Writing A Book

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“This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.”

Firsts Art Stories Form Novel Written Short Story Intimidating

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“At the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers], Ivy [Wilkes] has a long way to go in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Although she is very independent, even somewhat of a loner, she is very affected by other peoples' opinions. At the opening of the book, her ideas of success and achievement are largely defined by the approval of others; over the arc of the story, I think that begins to change a little.”

“When Ivy [Wilkes] begins her work in forgery, she doesn't yet know the toll that it will take on her own original work. She even thinks it might be a way to find inspiration. By the time she realizes that she has lost her own voice, she is thoroughly entangled in the forgery mess.”

Thinking Knows Way Inspiration Might Lost Voice Realizing Originals Mess Ivy Tolls Forgery

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“Ivy [Wilkes] does exhibit a certain impatience at the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers]. She doesn't want to wait through years of hard work and insignificance to make her mark on the art world. Part of her growth is in realizing - even embracing - that the process of art is more important than the product or the recognition.”

“I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme.”

People Character Selfish Theme Selfish People

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“I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?”

Thinking Art Eternal Selfish

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“Does art play a role in the greater good of society, or does it just promote the satisfaction of the artist? I go back and forth on that question.”

Doe Art Play Artist Roles Greater Satisfaction Back And Forth Greater Good

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“Because Ivy [Wilkes] is just starting out as an artist, I wanted to focus on [Georgia] O'Keeffe's experiences when she was just starting out. I suspect there is a difference between being an unknown artist and being a celebrated artist. When nobody knows your work, nobody except you really cares whether or not you paint.”

Knows Care Wanted Artist Differences Focus Paint Starting Suspects Georgia Nobody Knows Ivy Starting Out Georgia O Keeffe

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“The motivation to paint seems more pure, or at least more personal, when the artist is doing it for herself.”

Seems Artist Motivation Pure Paint

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“I've spent many a day worrying that I will never be able to write again!”

Writing Able Worry

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“I am a tragically bad artist.”

Artist

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“I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions.”

Book School Talking Class Asking Drawing Silly Painter Classes In School

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“I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work).”

Letters Critical Analysis Journal Georgia Entry Georgia O Keeffe Critical Analysis

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“I did make several trips to the very wonderful [Georgia] O'Keeffe museum. Besides the art (my favorite paintings are from her Pelvis series) my favorite thing about the museum is the architecture. I love how enormously tall the doors are - it is like going into a church. There is also something home-like about the layout of the museum. I wish I could live there!”

Art Home Wish Church Wonderful Doors Painting Series My Favorite Architecture Tall Museums Georgia Favorites Things Layout Georgia O Keeffe

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“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?”

Stills Two Book Young Week Two Weeks

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“One thing that was inspiring to me in my research about [Georgia] O'Keeffe was to learn that in addition to her success she had very hard times, and times when she was frustrated and uninspired.”

Hard One Thing Research Hard Times Frustrated Georgia Uninspired Georgia O Keeffe

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“Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself.”

Vision Path Saws Following Georgia Uncompromising Georgia O Keeffe

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“I hope to work through disappointment and frustration with as much grace as [Georgia] O'Keeffe did, and I hope to have the same confidence in my own vision.”

My Own Vision Grace Disappointment Frustration Georgia Georgia O Keeffe

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“When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.”

Book Finished Billions Agents Rejection

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“Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received one billion rejections, until I was fortunate enough to be matched up with the Permanent Press.”

Enough Wanted Found Wonderful Presses Billions Agents Permanent Fortunate Rejection Publishers Matched

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“Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck.”

Amount Fairs Luck Persistence Publishing

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“I am currently in nursing school, so one day I will be both a nurse and a writer.”

School One Day Nurse Nursing Nursing School

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“I find that time constraints actually make me more productive, and "real world" experiences provide a lot of inspiration to write.”

World Writing Real Inspiration Productive Real World Constraints Inspiration To Write

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“I tend to only write productively for one to two hours per day, so there is plenty of time left over for me to work a day job!”

Writing Two Jobs Left Hours Plenty Day Jobs Time Left

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“I'm working on a novel about a girl who grows up in the circus and her relationship with her father, who grew up in Hungary when it was under Soviet control and left during the 1956 revolution. It is told from both of their perspectives, and has been a joy (and very frustrating) to research and write. Needless to say, I am very excited about my next project!”

Writing Has Beens Joy Girl Next Father Left Grows Novel Growing Up Revolution Perspective Grew Projects Grew Up Research Excited Soviet Frustrating Circus Hungary

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About the Author

Born: September 24, 1959
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 36

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