When Larry Wright won the Pulitzer for The Looming Tower we all strutted around for weeks, until some sourpuss among us noted that it was actually Larry, and not the rest of us, who won the prize. — 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