Caroline Lawrence

Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.

— Caroline Lawrence

When I was nine, we moved to Stanford University in San Francisco so that my father could do a Ph.D. I went…

— Caroline Lawrence

I write about times and places I would visit in a time machine, like ancient Rome or the Wild West.

— Caroline Lawrence

When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the…

— Caroline Lawrence

Aim to write for an hour per day. I used to be a teacher, and an hour a day before school was…

— Caroline Lawrence

To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.

— Caroline Lawrence

I thought it might be fun to set my books in Nevada, which is in the West and still pretty Wild. You…

— Caroline Lawrence

I discovered John Truby ten years ago when a friend told me about his screenwriting course. I studied Truby's principles for a…

— Caroline Lawrence

I loved every minute of my three years majoring in classics at Berkeley.

— Caroline Lawrence

I wanted to know if the 'Iliad' in the original was as relevant and contemporary as it was in translation. I then…

— Caroline Lawrence

After I had written seventeen full-length mysteries, two volumes of mini-mysteries, a travel guide and some quiz books, not to mention a…

— Caroline Lawrence

Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.

— Caroline Lawrence

Plot is what happens in your story. Every story needs structure, just as every body needs a skeleton. It is how you…

— Caroline Lawrence

At 16, when I was at Henry M. Gunn High School, I had a crush on the English teacher, and my grades…

— Caroline Lawrence

Like every child growing up in America, I read 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' I liked them well enough,…

— Caroline Lawrence