Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian, is an American novelist and the author of 18 novels, including the bestsellers Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 August 1961
CountryUnited States of America
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I do have hobbies - I garden and bike, for example - but there's nothing in the world that gives me even a fraction of the pleasure that I derive from hanging around with my wife and daughter.
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I live here in Vermont, in a village of barely a thousand people halfway up the state's third highest mountain.
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I loved all ghost stories. So I guess it was only a matter of time before I wrote one.
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On a regular basis if you're trying to produce something, I think you should work every day and set achievable goals.
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Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write.
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My personal opinion is that, if you're a professional writer, that you do have quotas. So every day I do try to write 800-1,200 words. I don't always achieve it, and the reality is that a lot of the words I write will end up on the cutting-room floor.
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I think the most important lesson isn't necessarily to try and write a different book every time, or to try and brand yourself and write one specific kind of book, but to write the kind of books you love to read.
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If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.