One day, when my son was eight, he came into the kitchen while I was cooking and said: 'You put bad words in your books, don't you?' No doubt he had overheard my mother, who often tells people who ask about my work: 'Well, you'll never find her books in the Christian bookstore.' Jill McCorkle badbookbookstore share on social
Sometimes I do feel like I write the same story again and again. And for me, I am always looking for a place with a kind of redemption. Jill McCorkle feelkindplace Change image and share on social
By the time I sit down ready to write, I've done a lot of longhand and a lot of note collecting along the way. Jill McCorkle collecthavelonghand Change image and share on social
I once had a story editor ask me not to use the word 'placenta.' I wanted to say: 'Now tell me again how you got here?' Oh, right, an angel of God placed you into the bill of the stork. Jill McCorkle angelbilleditor Change image and share on social
By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that. Jill McCorkle builddenyexpression share on social
It's one of the most basic laws of human nature, isn't it? The more we are denied something, the more we want it. The more silence given to this or that topic, the more power. Jill McCorkle basicdenyhuman Change image and share on social
You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some quality speaks to the individual. Jill McCorkle characterentryfeel Change image and share on social
I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There's plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it all, too. Jill McCorkle crucialeditpart Change image and share on social
Building a dollhouse is a lot like writing a novel because you are God of the Universe. Jill McCorkle builddollhousegod Change image and share on social
The first draft is all about freedom, and if loyalty is in question, it is only my loyalty to the characters and situations on the page. All the worries about where the material may have sprung from or what so-and-so might think can be dealt with later. Jill McCorkle characterdealdraft share on social
