Julianna Baggott
"The main thing for writers and for those who are innovative in different ways is to acknowledge you have a creative process. Take a moment to lift your head and look at that environment. The more you can work with it rather than against it, the better."
— Julianna Baggott
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"Each novel teaches me how to write it, and before I can truly understand what I'm writing, I need to imagine the one person to whom I'm whispering the story urgently."
— Julianna Baggott
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"The ear receiving the story changes, but once it's chosen, the story becomes far easier to write."
— Julianna Baggott
"Writing allows me to control one world. When I'm not doing that, I go off and try to control parts of my own world or other people's lives." (artist)
— Julianna Baggott (art by Tom Watkins)
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"I know when my brain cells are freshest. I protect that time. I know when I'm in a good mood, I'm more generative. When in a foul mood, I should be editing."
— Julianna Baggott
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