I'm halfway through a novel set in two time frames - Austin in the 1960's and Alpine (Texas) in present day. It… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
Angle of Repose is one of my favorite books. I fell in love with it in college. When I submitted The Night… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head. — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
The author with the greatest influence on me is my friend Stephen Harrigan, who critiques everything I write before I even bother… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
It seems like the Western genre has crept out of its casings during the last few years, and expanded to include books… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
Promised Lands was a better book in my opinion, and it's still my mother's favorite of the three I've done, but I… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I knew from previous books not to count on anything in terms of sales. My first novel - -The Raven's Bride, about… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
As for anticipation, you never know what to expect of a book. They're like kids: you bring them into the world, fret… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I'd be a dope to compare my writing with Wallace Stegner's, but that book probably influenced me in ways I didn't even… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
The defining aspects of westerns are still pretty much in place - namely landscape and conflict. In other books the conflict can be internal,… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I'm halfway through a novel set in two time frames - Austin in the 1960's and Alpine (Texas) in present day. It started out… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
Angle of Repose is one of my favorite books. I fell in love with it in college. When I submitted The Night Journal to… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head. — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
The author with the greatest influence on me is my friend Stephen Harrigan, who critiques everything I write before I even bother to show… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I changed my hopes to being a singer [when I was a child] and sat around with my hair in my face droning Mac… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
When I started escaping to a neighbor's house to watch what I darn well pleased, it turned out to be The Big Valley. Every… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
It seems like the Western genre has crept out of its casings during the last few years, and expanded to include books and movies… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I got hooked on TV westerns back in the early sixties when I was about five, mostly because my brother was addicted to them… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
When I was six I wanted to be a ballerina. By the time I was eight I was fairly sure this plan wasn't panning… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
It took me ten years to write The Night Journal, so that was a big ordeal. — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
I love the writers in Austin. We stick together. We all like each other and go to each other's book signings in case no… — Elizabeth Crook Copy Share Image
