Latest Janet Evanovich Quotes from Interviews

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• I think money isn't any good sitting around, so I spend some time in the shoe department at Saks.

  Janet Evanovich

  Thinking, Shoes, Sitting

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, www.bookbrowse.com. October 31, 2010.

• I'm for sure a workaholic. I'm a complete control freak and I take on way too many projects.

  Janet Evanovich

  Way, Freak, Workaholic

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

  Janet Evanovich

  Character, Roots, Needs

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• By about the sixth romance I knew I wasn't in exactly the right place. I liked writing action. And I wanted to write a book with a little more edge than I was allowed in romance.

  Janet Evanovich

  Book, Writing, Romance

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a little bit better about themselves and the people in their lives.

  Janet Evanovich

  Book, Writing, People

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• When you get ready to write your novel, outline it first. There's nothing worse than getting halfway through and realizing you've painted yourself in a plot corner.

  Janet Evanovich

  Writing, Plot, Firsts

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• I really wouldn't classify the books as mysteries. I prefer to say that they're adventures.

  Janet Evanovich

  Book, Adventure, Mystery

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• Since I write in first person and have no idea what goes on in men's heads.

  Janet Evanovich

  Writing, Men, Ideas

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, www.bookbrowse.com. October 31, 2010.

• I'm so busy writing and editing two books a year that I don't have time for painting anymore.

  Janet Evanovich

  Book, Writing, Years

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.

• I received rejection letters for ten years (one on a napkin, written in crayon.) I had all my rejection notices stored in a box. When the box was finally full I took it to the curb and set it on fire. The next day I went out and got a temp job.

  Janet Evanovich

  Jobs, Fire, Years

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, www.bookbrowse.com. October 31, 2010.

• When I was painting, I was painting stories I was telling myself. When I look back at it, moving to writing was a very natural progression for me.

  Janet Evanovich

  Moving, Writing, Stories

  Interview with Brian Sherwin, briansherwin-artcritic.blogspot.ru. October 31, 2010.