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Emma Donoghue

Irish

October 24, 1969

Playwright

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It's painful to consider anything but writing.

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A memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places.

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You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well.

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Every parent has those moments where they look at their child and think, 'There's a demon in those eyes and no one can see it but me!'

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I think the only difference between me and other people is that when I hear of an interesting historical incident, I immediately write it down and Google it.

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I remember a period where my publisher said to me, 'Look, your historical work is selling much better than your contemporary work, so please give us more historicals.'

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I would say I have sort of a natural gift for character, and following one person's point of view at a time, and dialogue, but I'm not naturally good at strong plot.

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Some writers can produce marvelous plots without planning it out, but I can't. In particular I need to know the structure of a novel: what's going to happen in each chapter and each scene.

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