I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation. David Guterson enduregenerationinterest Change image and share on social
What sustains me is to be with my family and to write. David Guterson familysustainwrite Change image and share on social
When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars. David Guterson afraidbookcase Change image and share on social
I became paralyzed as an artist with writer's block. David Guterson artistblockparalyze Change image and share on social
My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area. David Guterson areaattorneycriminal Change image and share on social
I was totally absorbed in the real world, the politics, the history, the news, and I just couldn't find my way into the fictional world... When I finally could return to writing the novel, it was in fits and starts. David Guterson absorbfictionalfinally share on social
There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left. David Guterson leavenostalgiaplace Change image and share on social
I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise of their first successful book, that the next book never pleases the way the prior one did. It simply increased my sense of being challenged. David Guterson awarebookchallenge share on social
Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me. David Guterson basisbookcompulsive share on social
