writin writin
The sun set. The stars rose. (They are a rose, right? Or something? Dante said that.)
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
It feels harder to write than it should. It feels easier to write than it should, as well.
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
past the shiny brass steampunk aerators.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner • Long Island Compromise
Love how it just amounts to an aesthetic to her
If you ask people what they think, they start thinking, and that’s how wars start.
Fredrik Backman • The Answer Is No: A Short Story
There is a time for any fledgling artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
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To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk. It means allowing yourself to be open, to be exposed, to be hurt. It is the human equivalent of the dog rolling on its back—I know you won’t hurt me, even though you can. It is the dog putting its mouth around your hand and never biting down. To play requires trust and love.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
“Oh my God,” Chloe says out loud. Her brain is overheating, probably. “I’m in love with a monster turducken.”
Casey McQuiston • I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel
Chekhov's turducken
I used to struggle w needing to be “creative” or “original” in my work. At some point I had a breakthrough that really helped me: I cannot repeat an idea, no matter how basic or common, without imparting some of my worldview into it.