Joan Lingard
Joan Lingard
Joan Lingardis a Scottish novelist...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 April 1932
cares freedom means otherwise unlimited
Like children, adolescents need a framework. Otherwise they can't cope. When someone has unlimited freedom, it means there's nobody who cares what they're doing.
carry characters finding key lies obviously respect settings success time
Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing. But the real key to success lies in finding the right characters to carry that story.
falls niagara ways wonders
Do you know there are at least seven ways to view Niagara Falls ... one of the natural wonders of the world?
areas miles
The skylines of Buffalo, New York, and Toronto, Ontario, some 40 miles away, can be seen from the eight observation areas of the Seagram Tower.
blow distant relationship
I had a very distant relationship with my father. It was always just me and my mother. It was a shattering blow when she died. I was 16.