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All I knew about bees when I started to write 'The Secret Life of Bees' was that they can live in a wall of your house, and that they make this incredible thing that I loved.
For what I wrote that started this whole controversy, I deserved to be criticized, and I felt bad about writing it. I felt bad mainly as a writer and a thinker.
I wrote my first novel and my second novel in Chicago. It was the place where I became a writer. It's my favorite city.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
As a writer, I'm driven by settings. Others are driven by characters or predicaments, but with me, settings come first.
When I first started, it was a dirty word to say you made clothes for people to wear... I was a little ashamed of it. You didn't always feel you were this amazing creative force.
My job is to work hard and be honest with my character, and that's in my control. I can only try to give my best performance.
Don't think twice. If it's a character that you feel compelled to play and story that you feel needs to be told, don't think twice.
I worked for half a cent a word. I'm not a fast writer to begin with, so for the first few years I had do other things.
