Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing. But the real key to success lies in finding the right characters to carry that story. — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
“Life is limited, but by writing, and reading, we can live in different worlds, get inside the skins and minds of other people, and,… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
I like writing about teenagers because it's a time of great change and conflict. Up to then, you accept what your parents tell you. — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
The 325-foot Seagram Tower is the most southerly and closest to the Canadian falls and also affords the best view of the churning upper… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
When writing about Edinburgh, I place my characters in the parts of the city that I myself have lived in, or else know well,… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
I had a very distant relationship with my father. It was always just me and my mother. It was a shattering blow when she… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
Like children, adolescents need a framework. Otherwise they can't cope. When someone has unlimited freedom, it means there's nobody who cares what they're doing. — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
The skylines of Buffalo, New York, and Toronto, Ontario, some 40 miles away, can be seen from the eight observation areas of the Seagram Tower. — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
I find Edinburgh a stimulating place in which to live, with it being a city of contrasts, both architecturally and socially, and each district… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
If I had stayed in Belfast, my life there wouldn't have as easy as it was in Scotland. I see the strain on the… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing.… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
Mollie Hunter was both a great friend and a very fine writer for children. She was fascinated by Scotland's history and its folklore -… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
