Tawni O'Dell
Tawni O'Dell
Tawni O'Dellis an American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
cover turned
It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.
considered whether
I'm a novelist, and I'm a woman, and I'm considered to be a serious author whether I like it or not.
life saw though
I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.
I really, really missed the Pennsylvania countryside and hills.
people positive statements
I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
Here I am, this smart, bookish girl, and I have this biker-chick name.
almost blatant coal disregard greed health industry known knows life mining quality rife work
Coal mining is an industry rife with mismanagement, corruption, greed and an almost blatant disregard for the safety, health and quality of life of its work force. Everyone knows this. Everyone has always known it.
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.