Katherine Patterson Interview
I caught the tail end of a Tell Me More interview with Katherine Petterson (Jacob Have I Loved, Bridge to Terabithia) on the way home tonight. She sounded like someone I would like to be friends with.
Here's the interview. Some favorite parts (paraphrased by my incomplete memory):
She says if you say you'll wait to write until you have time, you'll never write. You'll never have time. She started writing when she had four kids. If you can write for 10-15 minutes a day, eventually you'll have a book. This reminds me of Kate Chopin, who wrote as she raised her kids and never had time to do much editing or revising.
When she finishes a book, sometimes she thinks, "I'll never have a book-worthy idea again." But then something -- a phrase, even -- gets her thinking, and though it won't be the whole novel, it's a place to start.
Here's the interview. Some favorite parts (paraphrased by my incomplete memory):
She says if you say you'll wait to write until you have time, you'll never write. You'll never have time. She started writing when she had four kids. If you can write for 10-15 minutes a day, eventually you'll have a book. This reminds me of Kate Chopin, who wrote as she raised her kids and never had time to do much editing or revising.
When she finishes a book, sometimes she thinks, "I'll never have a book-worthy idea again." But then something -- a phrase, even -- gets her thinking, and though it won't be the whole novel, it's a place to start.