While some of the big publishers might give out 200,000 advances, if your book does not hit some of the lists in the second week, they stop paying attention to you. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
I absolutely want and prize and love and revere every single media review I get, but if I got 50 reviews from major newspapers and one review from Amazon, I still would feel a little weird: ‘What’s going on? Why aren’t people responding?’ Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
My dirty little secret is I don’t drive at all, though I have my license and I renew it every five years. I’m phobic. I keep worrying if I drive, I’ll end up killing someone. I hoped that by writing about a car crash, I might understand and heal this phobia, but I didn’t! I’m still phobic. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
Is there nothing the prodigiously talented Ann Patchett can’t do? She’s channeled the world of opera, Boston politics, magic, unwed motherhood, and race relations, creating scenarios so indelible, you swear they are right outside your door. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
All writers know how important a good title is. It’s the first thing readers see, along with a knock-your-socks-off cover – a seductive ‘come hither’ for the story within. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
Indie bookstores love writers as much as they love readers, and there is something about a community store, where you walk in, you feel known, and the delight in books is just infectious. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
When self-publishing started, it was mostly people who really couldn’t write. And they just wanted to get their book out, and they couldn’t get traditional deals. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
I am totally and completely addicted to movies. Jeff, my husband and I, watch movies every night and go out to the movies constantly. Caroline Leavitt Read Quote
