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Kate Thompson
Irish Author
Born: Nov 16, 1959
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Related authors: Anne Enright C. S. Lewis Frank Harris Frank McCourt Iris Murdoch Os Guinness Rebecca West Sally Rooney
There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books. Kate Thompson
Book Beginning Books One Book Those More Only Written Knew Missing Link Than Going Set
I've always felt a bit hard done by in England - you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country. Kate Thompson
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I came to writing because I joined the North Clare Writers' Workshop, which met every week at Ennistymon Library. Kate Thompson
Library Writing Met Every Joined Week Writers Because Came North Which Workshop
I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination. Kate Thompson
Myself Imagination Telling Vivid Had Head Always Lot Very Going Stories Awful Awful Lot
What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at. Kate Thompson
Else Books Press Find Reader Ball Understood Review Reviews Get Trying American Precisely Anywhere Anywhere Else Compared Gratifying Satisfying
Irish mythology is gorgeous, and so are the fairies, but they are very misrepresented in the U.K. They are not little creatures with wings. Kate Thompson
Gorgeous Wings Mythology Misrepresented Fairies Very Irish Little Creatures
Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control. Kate Thompson
You Power Control Young Teens Philosophy Give Most Doing Just Children Stories Psychology Moving Them Explore Moment Things Receptive
The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood. Kate Thompson
Adulthood Powerlessness Terrifying Child Often Forgotten After Moving Phase
Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when you get it, it's kind of soul-destroying. Kate Thompson
Time You Kind Give More Writers Always Get Want Them Agents Publicity Publishers
I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk. Kate Thompson
Work You Events Difficult Say Find Having Hours Around Doing Question Lots End Up Ireland Very Done Getting Going Just Things Desk
If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time. Kate Thompson
Work Time Difficult Back One Thing Find Dreaming Week Lot Very Get Thing Need

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