Kate Morton Quotes

Kate Morton — Australian Author born on December 30, 1976,

Kate Morton is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 10 million books in 38 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". The award-winning author has written five novels: The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours,The Secret Keeper, and The Lake House, which was published in October 2015... (wikipedia)

Some say I'm an overnight success. Well, that was a very long night that lasted about 10 years. But while I do, of course, now feel the pressure having had books that have been very successful, I just know I have to concentrate on writing for myself. I can't worry about genres or markets or what might be commercial or not. That never works.

I write what I'd like to read and just hope that, along the way, others might like to read them, too.

There's a market for mysteries for adults. That feeling of opening a book and delving inside and not coming out until you've closed the book.

I love the structural part of the writing process.

In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.