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Jennifer McMahon Quotes

I wrote my first short story in third grade Picture Quote #1

My mother taught me to believe in ghosts: to use a Ouija board, have seances, and leave little offerings out for those who have passed Picture Quote #1

At the heart of every story is conflict - whether external or internal, make it a good one, and remember that this problem is going to shape your character, leaving her forever changed Picture Quote #1

All great heroes have a flaw. It’s one of the things that makes them heroes Picture Quote #1

I think of setting as almost a character of its own, influencing the other characters in ways they’re not even aware of. So much of the success of a good ghost story rides on creating a creepy atmosphere; details of the landscape itself can help create a sense of dread Picture Quote #1

I found many treasures in the woods over the years: shotgun shells, empty Colt 45 bottles, old railroad spikes, orange and black beetles eating a dead mouse, pebbles that looked just like teeth, old stone walls and cellar holes, a rusted out frying pan, the skull of a cat Picture Quote #1

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Over the years, I have been a house painter, farm worker, paste-up artist, Easter Bunny, pizza delivery person, homeless shelter staff member, and counselor for adults and kids with mental illness - I quit my last real job in 2000 to work on writing full-time Picture Quote #1

Ain’t no point worrying about what’s been or what’s gonna be. You just gotta do your best right now. And trust everyone else is doing the same Picture Quote #1

I think we all have a kind of dark side, and that’s what keeps life - and characters - interesting. That’s one of the things that I’m drawn to write about again and again, the secrets we keep and how they shape us Picture Quote #1

If there was a way to bring someone back, would you do it, no matter what the consequences might be? I know that for me, my logical mind says, ‘Of course not!’ But the truth is, when you lose someone who is so close to you, it’s as if they are a part of you; there’s always one more thing to say, one more moment you wish you’d had Picture Quote #1

I graduated with a B.A. from Goddard College in 1991 and then studied poetry for a year in the M.F.A. in Writing Program at Vermont College Picture Quote #1

I’ve never done a sequel - so far, there have been too many new stories and characters calling my name Picture Quote #1

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In all honesty, I didn’t love reading when I was a kid. I’d rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom Picture Quote #1

I believed then - in a deep, easy way that is impossible for me as an adult - that there was more to this world than meets the eye. Trees had spirits; the wind spoke. If you followed a toad or a raven deep into the heart of the forest, they were sure to lead you to something magical Picture Quote #1

I do believe in ghosts, or at least in some kind of persistent spiritual echoes of the past in certain places Picture Quote #1

Although in my life the level of loss has never reached the extremes it does in ‘The Winter People,’ I certainly can identify with being both a daughter longing for her mother and being a mother who is almost scared by the intensity of her love for her daughter Picture Quote #1

And as Rhonda told the story, she thought: this is how the past gets passed down. This is how memories are made. Half-invented, embellished, given a touch of whimsy. Daniel would be a saint now that he was dead. A beautiful man who made his child wings Picture Quote #1

You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing’s happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly Picture Quote #1

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I have a friend who calls me the queen of the nightmares because I’ve always had really bad nightmares. I keep a notebook by the side of my bed, so I’ll wake up in the night from a bad dream, and my heart’s pounding, and I’m really scared, but I write it down, and sometimes I get ideas for books that way Picture Quote #1

Marriage is full of such cut-and-dry arrangements, Rhonda thought,then felt that small ache she sometimes got at the back of her skull-the one that told her she might be alone forever, not a fate that she chose but rather a fate that seemed to have been chosen for her Picture Quote #1

The world was full of dangers now that she was pregnant: mercury in tuna, hot tubs, beer, secondhand smoke, over-the-counter medicine. Not to mention crazy baby-abducting fairy kings Picture Quote #1

If snow melts down to water, does it still remember being snow? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven Picture Quote #1

All great heroes have a flaw. It’s one of the things that makes them heroes Picture Quote #1

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... they were exactly what the other needed; the missing piece that made everything else magically click into place Picture Quote #1

Ain’t no point worrying about what’s been or what’s gonna be. You just gotta do your best right now. And trust everyone else is doing the same Picture Quote #1

Storytelling wasn’t about making things up. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told Picture Quote #1

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I wrote my first short story in third grade (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) My mother taught me to believe in ghosts: to use a Ouija board, have seances, and leave little offerings out for those who have passed. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) At the heart of every story is conflict - whether external or internal, make it a good one, and remember that this problem is going to shape your character, leaving her forever changed. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) All great heroes have a flaw. It’s one of the things that makes them heroes. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I think of setting as almost a character of its own, influencing the other characters in ways they’re not even aware of. So much of the success of a good ghost story rides on creating a creepy atmosphere; details of the landscape itself can help create a sense of dread. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I found many treasures in the woods over the years: shotgun shells, empty Colt 45 bottles, old railroad spikes, orange and black beetles eating a dead mouse, pebbles that looked just like teeth, old stone walls and cellar holes, a rusted out frying pan, the skull of a cat. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Over the years, I have been a house painter, farm worker, paste-up artist, Easter Bunny, pizza delivery person, homeless shelter staff member, and counselor for adults and kids with mental illness - I quit my last real job in 2000 to work on writing full-time. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Ain’t no point worrying about what’s been or what’s gonna be. You just gotta do your best right now. And trust everyone else is doing the same. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I think we all have a kind of dark side, and that’s what keeps life - and characters - interesting. That’s one of the things that I’m drawn to write about again and again, the secrets we keep and how they shape us. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) If there was a way to bring someone back, would you do it, no matter what the consequences might be? I know that for me, my logical mind says, ‘Of course not!’ But the truth is, when you lose someone who is so close to you, it’s as if they are a part of you; there’s always one more thing to say, one more moment you wish you’d had. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I graduated with a B.A. from Goddard College in 1991 and then studied poetry for a year in the M.F.A. in Writing Program at Vermont College. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I’ve never done a sequel - so far, there have been too many new stories and characters calling my name. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) In all honesty, I didn’t love reading when I was a kid. I’d rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I believed then - in a deep, easy way that is impossible for me as an adult - that there was more to this world than meets the eye. Trees had spirits; the wind spoke. If you followed a toad or a raven deep into the heart of the forest, they were sure to lead you to something magical. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I do believe in ghosts, or at least in some kind of persistent spiritual echoes of the past in certain places. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Although in my life the level of loss has never reached the extremes it does in ‘The Winter People,’ I certainly can identify with being both a daughter longing for her mother and being a mother who is almost scared by the intensity of her love for her daughter. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) And as Rhonda told the story, she thought: this is how the past gets passed down. This is how memories are made. Half-invented, embellished, given a touch of whimsy. Daniel would be a saint now that he was dead. A beautiful man who made his child wings. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing’s happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) I have a friend who calls me the queen of the nightmares because I’ve always had really bad nightmares. I keep a notebook by the side of my bed, so I’ll wake up in the night from a bad dream, and my heart’s pounding, and I’m really scared, but I write it down, and sometimes I get ideas for books that way. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Marriage is full of such cut-and-dry arrangements, Rhonda thought,then felt that small ache she sometimes got at the back of her skull-the one that told her she might be alone forever, not a fate that she chose but rather a fate that seemed to have been chosen for her. (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) The world was full of dangers now that she was pregnant: mercury in tuna, hot tubs, beer, secondhand smoke, over-the-counter medicine. Not to mention crazy baby-abducting fairy kings (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) If snow melts down to water, does it still remember being snow? (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) All great heroes have a flaw. It’s one of the things that makes them heroes (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) ... they were exactly what the other needed; the missing piece that made everything else magically click into place (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Ain’t no point worrying about what’s been or what’s gonna be. You just gotta do your best right now. And trust everyone else is doing the same (Jennifer McMahon Quotes) Storytelling wasn’t about making things up. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told (Jennifer McMahon Quotes)