Makenna Goodman
“Sometimes the walking and talking serves simply as a form of oral diary, a way to cleanse my mind of noise and create room for insight.
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Taylor Byas
“For every book that I read, I collect words for a word bank, take notes on meaningful quotes, and write down any ideas that come to me.
Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
“When the work is slower, less certain, I want nothing more than to absorb language, to notice each syllable.
Stephen Kuusisto
“I still play old records and take stock of what’s around me.
A. Kendra Greene
“It’s one of the marvelous things about writing, how the writer only ever does half of it.
Sebastian Castillo
“We have, all of us, at all times, the ability to write extensively, tremendously, extravagantly, and (perhaps most important of all) pointlessly.
Bronson Lemer
“I like the feel of the needles and the movement of the yarn as I twist and tuck it into itself.
Joni Murphy
“When you write your letters your goal is twofold: to communicate with your dear friend, and to form a shared portrait of another entity.
Tiana Clark
“I try to reject the rote compulsion to plug my ears with wireless earbuds and listen to a podcast or music on my phone, so I can be present to the unspooling scenery daring to be named and noticed outside of my office.
Sulaiman Addonia
“As I lose myself, the characters in my novels feel more real. It’s as if shedding parts of me allows their humanity to flourish.