"I started writing as a child, and then it got lost, and it was only when I began reading to my own children that I thought ‘I could do as well as this person’. Now one of the great rewards of writing is having characters constantly in your head, and seeing the world through their eyes and thinking about how they might respond to things that happen to them, and being aware of yourself in them."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Children's authorsWomen authors from New ZealandHistorians from New ZealandNon-fiction authors from New ZealandEditors from New Zealand
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Why did you want to be a writer?
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Helen_Beaglehole
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Helen Beaglehole
10 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Helen Beaglehole →
Related Quotes
"What is your favourite food?"
"I don’t think I have one - I like a lot, and we cook a lot with Asian spices like lemon grass and fish sauce."
"I have a twin sister whose name is Anne, and as we live in the same city I’m constantly getting mistaken for her, and…"
"I read a tremendous amount. But I also ride a mountain bike round the Wellington hills and on bike tours, and sail an…"
"I really like learning, and I liked learning when I was small. I guess I was one of those model pupils - except in on…"
"Can’t bring it down to one. Which part of childhood, anyway? When you were little and my mother used to read Beatrix …"
"Writing is not about inspiration! In the main it’s about hard work and frustration and rewriting and rewriting. But t…"
"The worst is when you can’t think where to go in your writing, and an idea won’t get written."
"Write! (See the first sentence above - ‘best and worst thing about being a writer’)"
"In general appearance the is an extremely large and powerful fellow, with a beautiful head and speaking countenance, …"