William Landay
William Landay
William Landayis an American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
assistant crossed decided earn mind time
When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.
clever teenager stupid
The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.
beautiful way attractive
There are many more ways to be attractive than to be beautiful.
sports book bostonians
I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
geek bits
I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.
long trying faster
Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
simple important our-actions
Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far.
writing personality imagine
Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.
writing mind trying
When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.
be-confident knows
You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.
kind i-can decided
I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.
photography art technology
I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.
children parent adults
At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead.
knowing known possessing
no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed