You know, plenty of people headed off to Canada or America on the basis of government information, propaganda campaigns. Often you'd go off with a brochure in hand and you'd turn up and it wouldn't be like that at all. Emma Donoghue americabasisbrochure share on social
I'm constantly saying, 'I read a fascinating article in 'The New Yorker'... ' I say it so often that sometimes I think I have nothing interesting to say myself, I merely regurgitate 'The New Yorker.' Emma Donoghue articleconstantlyfascinate Change image and share on social
Before I had kids, I thought you should never lie to a kid. But now I've had them, I realize you almost lie to them by definition, because if you're trying to summarize something for your 1-year-old, you put it in very simple terms. You only gradually complicate the explanation as they get older. Emma Donoghue complicatedefinitionexplanation share on social
Some writers can produce marvelous plots without planning it out, but I can't. In particular I need to know the structure of a novel: what's going to happen in each chapter and each scene. Emma Donoghue chapterhappenmarvelous Change image and share on social
I'm a huge planner, more and more so as the years go by. Emma Donoghue hugeplanneryear Change image and share on social
I've been writing full-time since I was 23. Emma Donoghue fullhavetime Change image and share on social
I'm finding that success is way more time-consuming than failure ever was. Emma Donoghue consumefailurefind Change image and share on social
I got in the habit of giving away a book as soon as I've finished it because I lived in a housing co-op at Cambridge and had no space to keep books. Emma Donoghue bookcambridgefinish Change image and share on social
You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well. Emma Donoghue aimliterarypossibly Change image and share on social