“ The worst part of writing is meeting all these great new characters and having no one to talk about (the adventures you share with) them. Claudia Bakker
“ The reality I submerse myself in when writing, is far greater than the physical reality surrounding me at work! D. P . Hall
“ It [the Harlem Renaissance] was a time of black individualism, a time marked by a vast array of characters whose uniqueness challenged the traditional inability of white Americans to differentiate bet… Clement Alexander Price
“ The best stories come from deep within us and are of us. Either our inner child comes out to play and makes all things possible, or we mold our characters and events from our own experiences, or our d… Judith Kohnen
“ Vladimir stood next to one of the beams on the back porch of our new home, leaning on his back. He reached in his pocket and grabbed a pack of cigarettes, Marlboro Reds which were his favorites, and h… Nina Jean Slack
“ Experience-taking changes us by allowing us to merge our own lives with those of the characters we read about. It doesn’t happen all the time. It only occurs when people are able, in a sense, to forge… Lisa Libby
“ She had a way about her that spoke of homemade bread, and caring for people, and the kind of patience that women have when they help a ewe birth a lamb, or stay up in the night with a baby calf bawlin… James Aura
“ In the books I find the thrum of everything unsayable. The characters weep the way I want to, love the way I want to, cry, die, beat their breasts, and bray with life. Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
