“What inspires me in these moments is knowing that I am part of a fellowship of admirable, stubborn people who face the same challenges I do. Oftentimes, this is fuel enough for me to invest the time and care it takes to write a paragraph or two that might grow into a meaningful story.”— Taiyaba Husain, glimmertrain.com
“But, of course, it's not the excuses we have to worry about. It's the responsibilities we bear, the economy we live in, the society that increasingly devalues art and pushes writers beyond its fringes. These very real concerns take up hours in our days and real estate in our psyches. And to dismiss…”— Taiyaba Husain, glimmertrain.com
“Poetry writing is an immensely personal experience. Many people don't realize a poem is an extension of the poet. Such is the attachment that reading a poem may be interpreted as voyeuristic. Even if a poet practices to be published, for money, or does so in private - we do so for ourselves. We writ…”— Sade Andria Zabala, facebook.com
“It’s important to learn how to balance the writer’s mind (free-flowing, wild, possibly insane) and the editor’s mind (careful, craftsmanlike, obsessive about detail), and in fact you need both.”— Cary Groner, glimmertrain.com
“I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.”— Joan Didion, amazon.com
“there is a forbidden drawer in my nightstand but instead of handcuffs, there’s kisses. and caresses. and soft, soft hands.”— Jones Howell, joneshowell.com