Tawni O'Dell
Tawni O'Dell
Tawni O'Dellis an American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
loneliness forgotten worst
I've decided that the worst part of loneliness isn't being alone. It's being forgotten.
dream perseverance giving-up
Never give up on your dream...Perseverance is all important. If you don't have the desire and the belief in yourself to keep trying after you've been told you should quit, you'll never make it.
teacher fun book
They were like English teachers who took the fun out of a perfectly good book by breaking it down into themes and sentence structures
tv-shows tvs middle
I wanted to end it now, like a bad TV show turned off in the middle.
jobs trying way
She hated her job the same way I hated my jobs because she knew she was worth more, but she also hated herself so there wasn't much point in trying to do better.
men trying whole-life
A man spends his whole life trying to prove his worth to others. A woman spends her life trying to prove her worth to herself.
phones talking people
I don't like phones. You can't be sure people are paying attention to you when you're talking to them.
complete essay knowing novel organize school setting
Writing an essay is like a school assignment: I have my topic, I organize my thoughts, and I write it. I have complete control over what I'm doing. Writing a novel is like setting out on a journey without knowing who or what I'll encounter, how long it's going to take, or where I'm going to end up.
consider novels ultimately
When I begin writing, I have no idea what my novels are ultimately going to be about. I don't have a plot. I never consider a theme. I don't make notes or outlines.
computer constantly creating hours mind paper spend time twelve until words writer
My mind is constantly creating and searching, but I can't make myself put the right words on paper until I'm ready. Once I'm ready, I'm a focused, disciplined writer who will put in twelve hours a day at the computer, but I also spend a lot of time away from the computer getting to that point.
experience rough town western
My experience growing up in a rough and tumble town in the blue-collar world of Western Pennsylvania in the 1970s was that anything a man did was always more important than anything a woman did.
deaths excuse mine miners mining needless owners
Mining is a dangerous profession. There's no way to make a mine completely safe: These are the words owners have always used to excuse needless deaths and the words miners use to prepare for them.