I was born in West Plains, and we lived here till I was one. Then my dad needed to get a job, so we moved to the St. Louis area. I lived in St. Charles, on the Missouri River, till I was 15. Daniel Woodrell areabearcharle Change image and share on social
I had bill collectors chasing me. We were skipping from town to town, not leaving forwarding addresses. The agent couldn't find me when he sold my book. He finally found me. Daniel Woodrell addressagentbill Change image and share on social
I'm not from the movie world. I'm from the book world. Daniel Woodrell bookmovieworld Change image and share on social
You want to hear an agent scream, say, 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.' Daniel Woodrell agentcollectionhear Change image and share on social
I've bumped into at least three people in town who all insist 'Winter's Bone' is about them. Daniel Woodrell bonebumphave Change image and share on social
I rise near dawn, make a strong cup of coffee, wander to my desk and come fully awake by reading something written the day before. Daniel Woodrell awakecoffeecup Change image and share on social
I had gone to enlist in the Navy, but they had a long waiting list and no need for high-school dropouts. Daniel Woodrell dropoutenlisthigh Change image and share on social
I am well aware that the writers of New York, London, and Toronto are more readily noticed, though the shadowy and potent Ozarks Literary Cabal does what it can for me, then nightly joins me for dinner and calls me 'honey.' Daniel Woodrell awarecabalcall share on social
Most of my characters aren't hillbillies anyway. Let's just call them proletariat with a disposition towards criminal activity. Daniel Woodrell activitycallcharacter Change image and share on social
As a high-school drop-out, I knew I wanted to write, but I wasn't overly confident that I was going to be writing anything serious. I was happy enough with the idea that I could be a penny-a-word guy and survive. Daniel Woodrell confidentdropguy share on social