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Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Catholic Catholic School English First Forest Half Half Years High High School Lake Oh School Taught Then Years Yes

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Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first... You can't do anything without a story arc. Where is it going to begin, where will it end.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Actually Always Anything Arc Been Before Begin Characters Difficult End First Going Me Plotting Start Story Where Will Without Writing You

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I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Age Knew Meant Meant To Be Seven Writer

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I have to know the killer, the victim and the motive when I begin. Then I start to create the characters and see how the novel takes shape based on what these people are like.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Based Begin Characters Create How Killer Know Like Motive Novel People See Shape Start Takes Then Victim

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Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front of my computer in right-brain mode, typing the things that come to mind - which become the seeds of plot. It's scary, though, because I always wonder: Is it going to be there this time?

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Always Am Because Become Characters Come Computer Creating Creative Except Front Going Itself Language Mind Mode Most Novel Part Plot Scary Seeds Sitting Things Though Time Typing Which Wonder I Am

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While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Adolescent Also Before Characters Create Deals Drive Had Instrumental Issue Never Novels Only Plot Point Point Of View Pov Resolving Those View Whatever Which While Written

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I myself have suffered periodically from hearing voices at night when I'm trying to sleep.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Hearing Myself Night Sleep Suffered Trying Voices

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The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Another Aspect Atmosphere Character Circumstances Countryside Crime Detective Emotional English Functions Great Important Life Most Novel Offers Personal Personal Life Tapestry Tradition Where You

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I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Characters Dark Dark Side Extremity Fascinating Greatest Happiness Interested Man Side Taboo

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I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Afterwards Always Attempt Believe Better Book Challenge Create Did Each Earth Ever Experience Idiot Just Kick Me Myself Say Sometimes Try Why You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 26th, 1949

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