“The conflict each day is whether to immerse in books or writing. I can't do one without the other, but I can't do both at the same time. It is the writer's paradox.” — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“The central character is an incomplete package of yearning that takes the length of the novel to complete. Completion, though, is not to be… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“I started out hoping to remind people at some point in the novel that we should be loving and kind. But then the theme… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Humans need each other for equilibrium and support. But writers must pull aside to take a quiet walk alone, not just for the sake… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“The confessional writer will treat her story like a wailing wall. She kneels, and her story spills out, messy, improper. It isn’t a protest… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“The conflict each day is whether to immerse in books or writing. I can't do one without the other, but I can't do both… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Because of sorrow, my awareness of life's pulse is strongly detectable. It is syncopation while I journey, a lap of ocean in the eyes… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“While writing the first draft is an exercise in shutting down all of the things we think we know so that the story features… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
“Facing the sagging middle when writing a novel, while inevitable, may be overcome by pre-planning. I divide my collection of proposed scenes into three… — Patricia Hickman Copy Share Image
