Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriartyis an Australian author. She is the sister of author Jaclyn Moriarty...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionAuthor
CountryAustralia
commit count editing otherwise poetic pretending previous sit staring thinking thoughts time waste word work
Every time I sit down to write, I need to commit to a word count goal, otherwise I waste too much time editing and re-editing my previous work, staring dreamily off into space, pretending that I'm thinking profound, poetic thoughts when really I'm just thinking, 'Look at me being a writer! I'm so happy I'm a writer!'
mother thinking differences
I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think were pretty much alike!
thinking losing-control losing
It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control?
morning memories thinking
They would think she was savoring the taste (blueberries, cinnamon, cream-excellent), but she was actually savoring the whole morning, trying to catch it, pin it down, keep it safe before all those precious moments became yet another memory.
hurt thinking feelings
All conflict can be traced back to someone's feelings getting hurt, don't you think?
facebook ruining sending sure ways
Now you can get on Facebook and read an article, '10 Ways You Are Ruining Your Child Forever.' I'm sure it's making us better parents in some ways, but in other ways, it is sending us all a little crazy.
dedicated meticulous next obviously prepared require sort tropical weeks writer
I'm thinking my next book should be set on a tropical island, which will obviously require days, even weeks of meticulous research, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice. That's just the sort of dedicated writer I am.
allowed fascinated helicopter laughing ourselves parenting run seem stop talk
We all, as parents, are laughing at ourselves and helicopter parenting and saying, 'This isn't the way we were parented; we were allowed to run free.' When I talk to my friends, we are all fascinated by what we are doing, but we can't seem to stop ourselves.
people school
So many people have said to me that when you become a school parent, it is like going back to school yourself. Some of those insecurities come out and are projected through your child.
I'm not an outliner. I come up with a premise and then take it from there.
school
I have a six-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter, so I write when they are at school and pre-school, or when I have a babysitter.
editor paragraphs polished suggest
It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read with pride, that my editor will suggest cutting.
driving gets taking
My real thinking and planning gets done when I'm doing something else like driving or walking or taking the shower.
cases cup flows until
Sometimes when I'm stuck, I really do need that cup of tea, or that chocolate, or a break, or a walk, but in most cases what I actually need to do is make myself keep writing until it flows again.