Liza Campbell

At the end, I cobbled scenes all together and smoothed out the transitions as much as possible. Incidentally, I would not recommend…

— Liza Campbell

I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited…

— Liza Campbell

Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book.

— Liza Campbell

I'm working on a novel about a girl who grows up in the circus and her relationship with her father, who grew…

— Liza Campbell

I was at an art museum with my parents, and was quite taken with a [Vincent] Van Gogh painting. I stood admiring…

— Liza Campbell

Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck.

— Liza Campbell

Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself.

— Liza Campbell

This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating…

— Liza Campbell

Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received…

— Liza Campbell

Writing a book set in New Mexico was partially a way to express my own love for the state, and partially a…

— Liza Campbell

From beginning to end, the novel [Dissemblers] took about three and a half years to write. I didn't write it chronologically.

— Liza Campbell