I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited about at the time.
Liza CampbellThe book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?
Liza CampbellWhen I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.
Liza CampbellIvy [Wilkes] does exhibit a certain impatience at the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers]. She doesn't want to wait through years of hard work and insignificance to make her mark on the art world. Part of her growth is in realizing - even embracing - that the process of art is more important than the product or the recognition.
Liza Campbell