Words matter. These are the best Elin Hilderbrand Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I live a life very similar to my characters in that I live a full-blown summer fantasy from June to September. I go to the beach and work there every day.
What I write about in my novels is also what’s in my life.
I’m not going to give quotes about inventing the ‘beach book,’ but I was certainly at the forefront of it.
For women, my best travel tip is to invest in two to three cashmere ponchos. I buy the brand Minnie Rose. They’re good cover in three seasons, and they make wonderful travel blankets.
Without fail, the first question I am asked at any author event is, ‘Are your books based on your real life?’
I have no skills! I can’t speak French, I can’t ski, I can’t play the guitar… I can barely log on to the Internet! All I know how to do is write novels (thank goodness) and run, and anyone who has seen me run knows I’m not very good at that, either.
I had a Kindle for a brief while, but I dropped it in the ocean, and that was the end of electronic reading for me.
It has always been a goal of mine to climb Kilimanjaro, so that’s definitely happening, and I may write a memoir about it. When I was 25, I tried to trek to Everest Base Camp, but I got sick and ended up being carried out of Dingboche on the back of my Sherpa. So Kilimanjaro would represent a redemption of sorts.
I’ve tried to tell my kids: If you’re reading something engrossing, you’ll never, ever be bored.
I have this ridiculous exercise regime in the summer that I do not deviate from.
Over the years, I have come to realize that no matter how satisfying fiction is, it becomes that much better when it actually happened.
I consider reading to be part of my job.
My books, I will say one thing – they all have a driving narrative, and you have to turn the pages, and the way you do that is to create characters that you really love and care about and put them in a fairly dire situation.
I may not want to write every day, but I have no choice – there are deadlines to meet.
Venting your anger on anyone – especially complete strangers – is not a winning tactic. Be especially sweet to bartenders and people serving you food.
Americans are really in love with their summertime.
I can cook a good soup from scratch, this is true, and I do know how to drive a stick shift.
Like most writers, I read constantly. I used to hide in remote parts of the yard and house so I could read in peace.
Iowa City is okay as Midwestern cities go, but there’s no food, no culture, no ocean.
