thoughts on writing

I don’t write to simply generate a 1,200 word output. I consider writing to be an extension of my curiosity, and the writing process itself is what turns a rough idea into a finished product. [...] Writing is a metamorphosis that turns vague abstractions into novel ideas, but you have to go through the writing process to connect the various points

We are writers, and we never ask one another where we get our ideas; we know we don’t know.

“The great enemy of writing isn’t your lack of talent, it’s being interrupted by other people.” Joyce Carol Oates