“The way I write is totally instinctive. I just write what I feel or what I find funny - and hope everyone else agrees.” WayFeelsWritingAgree Author:Sophie Kinsella
“When I'm on a break from writing, I'll log on to Amazon and eBay. The doorbell is constantly being rung by deliverymen.” WritingBreakAmazonEbay Author:Sophie Kinsella
“Being a journalist is good if you want to write books: it teaches you to get beyond the blank screen. My books have been described as froth but there's scope to be witty and ironic about everything in life.” IfsWantWritingHas BeensBookTeachWittyScreensJournalistIronicBlankScope Author:Sophie Kinsella
“I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal term; when I'm asked to describe what I do, I say I write romantic comedies, cause that's what I feel they are. But I'm quite pragmatic.” FeelsWritingMeanPersonsCausesTermNovelIssuesComedyIdealsThirdsContemporaryLitChicksPragmaticThird Person Author:Sophie Kinsella
“I can't cook. I don't have the right brain for it, somehow. I can't walk into a room and tidy it up. I get distracted. I pick up one thing and I start looking at it. And my cooking is truly heinous.” I CanWalksRoomsBrainOne ThingPicksCookingCooksDistractedTidy Author:Sophie Kinsella
“I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and then other people say, 'Oh, that's chick-lit.' You say, 'Okay.' But it's not like you look around and go to a careers fair and there will be someone at the chick-lit author stand.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantWritingLooksBookCareersLike YouFairsOkayDown AndLitChicks Author:Sophie Kinsella
“Action is character.” InspirationalCharacterMotivationalActionSuccess Book:The Last Tycoon Source: The Last Tycoon
“I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.” EndsWholeFactsNumbersFiguresOfficeTrainingPressesVery GoodWhole LifeFinanceJournalismJournalistTraitsConferencesPress ConferencesNodding Author:Sophie Kinsella
“I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.” PeopleWritingFirstsChildrenBookFacesWrittenFirst TimeChildren's Books Author:Sophie Kinsella
“If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.” IfsThinkingWantWeekPerspectiveMonthsWeekendWant SomethingGroceries Author:Sophie Kinsella