One of the lovely things about writing when nobody knows who you are is there’s no expectation. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
I am single and without children. I’m actually one of those people who’s just never had a great desire to have kids. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
I am interested in the ordinary sort of threat. I know that people are interested in things like serial killers and what have you, but actually, those aren’t the sort of crimes that really happen very much. The sort of crimes that happen tend to be more of a domestic nature and quite banal, but the psychology behind them is always fascinating. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
I find writing the darker side, writing tragedy, a lot easier than writing happiness. Happiness is just less psychologically compelling, isn’t it? Paula Hawkins Read Quote
Having something commissioned made it easier for me to share my work and see it out there and have people read it without feeling like there was a piece of my soul on the page. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
I wrote four novels under the name Amy Silver. The first one was commissioned, and I was given basically the whole plot and the characters. They told me what to do, and I went straight away and did it. After that, I continued, and I was coming up with more my own ideas, although they did steer me. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
I’m not naturally an extrovert. I’m a writer – I sit in a room by myself making things up. That is where I’m happiest. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
The journalism, I was a financial journalist – it’s very good training as a writer. You have to write for deadlines; you have a certain economy of phrasing. As a training ground as a writer, it’s fantastic. I also think it teaches you to be observant, to listen to people, and gives you an ear of dialogue from doing interviews. Paula Hawkins Read Quote
