I've spent many a day worrying that I will never be able to write again! — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book. — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish? — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections. — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
The motivation to paint seems more pure, or at least more personal, when the artist is doing it for herself. — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
I am currently in nursing school, so one day I will be both a nurse and a writer. — Liza Campbell Nurse Copy Share Image
The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young? — Liza Campbell Birthday Copy Share Image
I lived in New Mexico until I was seventeen, and honestly I've been homesick ever since I left. — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
One thing that was inspiring to me in my research about [Georgia] O'Keeffe was to learn that in addition to her success… — Liza Campbell Frustrated Copy Share Image
I hope to work through disappointment and frustration with as much grace as [Georgia] O'Keeffe did, and I hope to have the… — Liza Campbell Disappointment Copy Share Image
I was envious of [Vincent] Van Gogh because I could never make a painting that beautiful! (Ridiculous, I know.) That was when… — Liza Campbell Beautiful Copy Share Image
Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself. — Liza Campbell Dreams Copy Share Image
I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited… — Liza Campbell Book Copy Share Image
From beginning to end, the novel [Dissemblers] took about three and a half years to write. I didn't write it chronologically. — Liza Campbell Books Copy Share Image
I tend to only write productively for one to two hours per day, so there is plenty of time left over for… — Liza Campbell Day jobs Copy Share Image
I find that time constraints actually make me more productive, and "real world" experiences provide a lot of inspiration to write. — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
Ivy [Wilkes] does exhibit a certain impatience at the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers]. She doesn't want to wait through years… — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
I was at an art museum with my parents, and was quite taken with a [Vincent] Van Gogh painting. I stood admiring… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
I did make several trips to the very wonderful [Georgia] O'Keeffe museum. Besides the art (my favorite paintings are from her Pelvis… — Liza Campbell Architecture Copy Share Image
When Ivy [Wilkes] begins her work in forgery, she doesn't yet know the toll that it will take on her own original… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
I'm working on a novel about a girl who grows up in the circus and her relationship with her father, who grew… — Liza Campbell Books Copy Share Image
At the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers], Ivy [Wilkes] has a long way to go in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Although… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
I was only loosely aware of [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work. Primarily, I had seen her famous paintings of skulls with flowers, which are… — Liza Campbell Artist Copy Share Image
Because Ivy [Wilkes] is just starting out as an artist, I wanted to focus on [Georgia] O'Keeffe's experiences when she was just… — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
Does art play a role in the greater good of society, or does it just promote the satisfaction of the artist? I… — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work). — Liza Campbell Analysis Copy Share Image
Writing a book set in New Mexico was partially a way to express my own love for the state, and partially a… — Liza Campbell Advice Copy Share Image
[Ivy Wilkes] loves [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work, but is not satisfied by just looking at the paintings; she wants the painting to be… — Liza Campbell Flaws Copy Share Image
I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme. — Liza Campbell Character Copy Share Image
At the end, I cobbled scenes all together and smoothed out the transitions as much as possible. Incidentally, I would not recommend… — Liza Campbell Approach Copy Share Image
Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating… — Liza Campbell Art Copy Share Image
I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and… — Liza Campbell Artist Copy Share Image
I started writing about New Mexico in an autobiography class I was taking for school, and realized that it was very inspiring… — Liza Campbell Autobiography Copy Share Image
![“Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/444/liza-campbell-17930_admirer_now-i-am-as-big-of-an-georgia-o-keeffe-a_2572967.jpg)
![“When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7b3/liza-campbell-17930_agents_when-i-finished-the-book-the-dissemblers_1478365.jpg)
![“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/327/liza-campbell-17930_birthday_the-book-the-dissemblers-officially-came_1668670.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/103/liza-campbell-17930_frustrated_one-thing-that-was-inspiring-to-me-in-my_1688578.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/826/liza-campbell-17930_disappointment_i-hope-to-work-through-disappointment-an_1276168.jpg)
![“I was envious of [Vincent] Van Gogh because I could never make a painting that beautiful! (Ridiculous, I know.) That was when the character of Ivy [Wilkes] began to take shape for me.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/288/liza-campbell-17930_beautiful_i-was-envious-of-vincent-van-gogh-becaus_2114739.jpg)
![“Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/102/liza-campbell-17930_dreams_yet-georgia-o-keeffe-always-stayed-true_3035598.jpg)
![“I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited about at the time.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/655/liza-campbell-17930_book_i-knew-the-basic-outline-of-the-novel-th_2561626.jpg)
![“From beginning to end, the novel [Dissemblers] took about three and a half years to write. I didn't write it chronologically.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/21e/liza-campbell-17930_books_from-beginning-to-end-the-novel-dissembl_3159606.jpg)
![“Ivy [Wilkes] does exhibit a certain impatience at the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers]. She doesn't want to wait through years of hard work and insignificance to make her mark on the art world. Part of her growth is in realizing - even embracing - that the process of art is more important…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a47/liza-campbell-17930_art_ivy-wilkes-does-exhibit-a-certain-impati_300782.jpg)
![“I was at an art museum with my parents, and was quite taken with a [Vincent] Van Gogh painting. I stood admiring the painting for some time, and then realized that in addition to feeling moved by the beauty of the painting, I felt a little jealous of the painter.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a47/liza-campbell-17930_admiring_i-was-at-an-art-museum-with-my-parents-a_2838224.jpg)
![“I did make several trips to the very wonderful [Georgia] O'Keeffe museum. Besides the art (my favorite paintings are from her Pelvis series) my favorite thing about the museum is the architecture. I love how enormously tall the doors are - it is like going into a church. There is also something…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5f5/liza-campbell-17930_architecture_i-did-make-several-trips-to-the-very-won_1436393.jpg)
![“When Ivy [Wilkes] begins her work in forgery, she doesn't yet know the toll that it will take on her own original work. She even thinks it might be a way to find inspiration. By the time she realizes that she has lost her own voice, she is thoroughly entangled in the forgery mess.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e2f/liza-campbell-17930_forgery_when-ivy-wilkes-begins-her-work-in-forge_1107033.jpg)
![“At the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers], Ivy [Wilkes] has a long way to go in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Although she is very independent, even somewhat of a loner, she is very affected by other peoples' opinions. At the opening of the book, her ideas of success and achievement are…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/69e/liza-campbell-17930_achieve_at-the-beginning-of-the-book-the-dissemb_787869.jpg)
![“I was only loosely aware of [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work. Primarily, I had seen her famous paintings of skulls with flowers, which are not my favorite. I didn't really become familiar with her work until after I started writing the book, but the more I learned about her the more I admired her.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bcf/liza-campbell-17930_book_i-was-only-loosely-aware-of-georgia-o-ke_853884.jpg)
![“Because Ivy [Wilkes] is just starting out as an artist, I wanted to focus on [Georgia] O'Keeffe's experiences when she was just starting out. I suspect there is a difference between being an unknown artist and being a celebrated artist. When nobody knows your work, nobody except you really cares…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/79d/liza-campbell-17930_art_because-ivy-wilkes-is-just-starting-out_1037992.jpg)
![“I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work).” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c56/liza-campbell-17930_analysis_i-read-letters-and-journal-entries-by-ge_680547.jpg)
![“[Ivy Wilkes] loves [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work, but is not satisfied by just looking at the paintings; she wants the painting to be her own. The plot grew naturally out of Ivy's personality (and flaws).” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d00/liza-campbell-17930_flaws_ivy-wilkes-loves-georgia-o-keeffe-s-work_387478.jpg)
![“This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/997/liza-campbell-17930_art_this-was-my-first-novel-the-dissemblers_3041258.jpg)
