Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giffis an American author and teacher. She was educated at Marymount College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's University, where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters. After spending some twenty years as a full-time teacher, she began writing, specializing in children's literature. Giff now resides in Trumbull, Connecticut, along with her husband Jim and their three children. Giff's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth26 April 1935
CountryUnited States of America
Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are...that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth.
Anyone who has problems, or worries, anyone who laughs and cries, anyone who feels can write. It's only talking on paper... talking about the things that matter to us.
Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life.
I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.
Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.
The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?
I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.
Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.