Writer Quotes by Karen Thompson Walker

11 Writer quotes by Karen Thompson Walker

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Karen Thompson Walker’s short reflections capture her fascination with the science of human experience, offering a quick sense of how she translates curiosity into narrative form. The quotes feel like a brief, immersive peek into her mind.

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I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into…

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My goal was just to tell the unlikely story in a way that would feel as convincing as possible.

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I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.

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It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it…

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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the…

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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.

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Just like all great stories, our fears focus our attention on a question that is as important in life as it is…

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The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some…

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I wake up fairly early every day, by 8, for sure. Sunday is a lighter writing day than the weekdays, but I…

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I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next…

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As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in…

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