“Don't use women as a writing technique if you're not trying to actually understand or value them.”Tagged: Writing Techniques, Fake Feminism, Male Feminists, Sexism, Objectification
“The reality is even things that you love, that you’re hungry for and passionate about, will occasionally be things you don’t want to do.”Tagged: How to be a writer, inspiration, Creativity, loving what you do, Work
“The lie we tell people, especially artists, is that because you’re doing something you love, you should be grateful for every GLORIOUS moment. That’s…just…not how life works?”Tagged: How to be a writer, Writing, Artists, Quote of the Moment
“He tells me, ‘Don’t write about me.’ Automatically, I say, ‘Okay.’ Only later do I think about what this means. Only later do I realize how stifling this is. Never do I set out to hurt anyone. Never do I write to be vindictive. Still, I have a story. Am I not allowed to share that? Am I not allowed…”Tagged: Writing, How to be a writer