“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?” Quote by Liza Campbell
“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.” HardOne ThingResearchHard TimesFrustratedGeorgiaUninspiredGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself.” VisionPathSawsFollowingGeorgiaUncompromisingGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“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 OwnVisionGraceDisappointmentFrustrationGeorgiaGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.” BookFinishedBillionsAgentsRejection Author:Liza Campbell
“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.” EnoughWantedFoundWonderfulPressesBillionsAgentsPermanentFortunateRejectionPublishersMatched Author:Liza Campbell
“Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck.” AmountFairsLuckPersistencePublishing Author:Liza Campbell
“I am currently in nursing school, so one day I will be both a nurse and a writer.” SchoolOne DayNurseNursingNursing School Author:Liza Campbell
“I find that time constraints actually make me more productive, and "real world" experiences provide a lot of inspiration to write.” WorldWritingRealInspirationProductiveReal WorldConstraintsInspiration To Write Author:Liza Campbell
“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!” WritingTwoJobsLeftHoursPlentyDay JobsTime Left Author:Liza Campbell
“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!” WritingHas BeensJoyGirlNextFatherLeftGrowsNovelGrowing UpRevolutionPerspectiveGrewProjectsGrew UpResearchExcitedSovietFrustratingCircusHungary Author:Liza Campbell