For a very long time, I thought everyone I met through the process of getting an agent and a publishing deal had made a mistake. When they agreed to pay me for the book, I thought they would ask me for the money back. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Getting married young was the worst experience of my life. It was horrible – really horrible. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
There are people out there who would enjoy my books but wouldn’t pick them up because they think it’s not going to be for them. I find it infuriating.There’s a lot more going on in my books than just romance. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Don’t do a hard sell or try to tell the agent that you’re going to be a bestseller or the next John Grisham. This goes down very badly. If your work is good, then they are skilled enough to know this within a few pages. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Every time I’ve written a book, I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s so different from the last one. Are they going to like it?’ Lisa Jewell Read Quote
All my main characters have got bits of me, bits of my family, bits of my friends. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
I would never, for the sake of the story or a twist, have a character do something that they just wouldn’t do. I really couldn’t. I’d rather miss out on the twist. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
