Irish - Novelist | September 30, 1981 -
I never grew up thinking the goal in life was to be a millionaire. All the way through college, I had a part-time job. I worked hard to get the things that you need at that age.
Cecelia Ahern
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I just feel very often like a child in an absolutely weird world. I think that life is quite weird sometimes.
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I write about emotions - falling in and out of love, finding what you want to do, no matter where you are or who you are. I think that's why people feel connected.
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We have a tendency to put ourselves last, we concentrate on everything else; work, friends, family, home issues, but we ignore the deeper stuff until it becomes so compressed that it can explode.
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After having my baby I felt like I'd been introduced to my life, I slowed down, I paid more attention to simple things, I addressed a few issues in my own life, I even got married, I looked at what was important and what wasn't, and so I used that experience for inspiration.
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I always like to entertain, first of all, and if the readers take anything away from it that helps them with their own lives, well then, that is a bonus.
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I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see.
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Oh, I talk about things; I drive my husband insane. And I can't tell a lie. Everyone knows. I do this smile thing.
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I would love to write a mystery - a romantic, funny mystery.
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I want a character to wake up one day and feel like, 'I can face it'. That, to me, is happy. I want the characters to rescue themselves, though you use the relationships you have, to make you strong enough to be able to do that.
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Discover your own style. Don't try to repeat what has already been written - have the courage to do your own thing and don't be afraid to do something different.
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Decide where and when you want to write. I like space, and silence is an inspiration to me.
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