Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggottis a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode. She is an associate professor at Florida State University's Creative Writing Program...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1969
wall wings office
Basically if you burst into my office the walls themselves will flutter as if alive - maybe that's the reason for all the wings in 'Pure.
church identity reason
I've left the Church - for many reasons that I've written about publicly - but it's still a large part of my identity, and I still have my faith, if not my Church.
shame young
Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.
sex catholic abuse
I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal.
writing boundaries genre
I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.
imagination catholic raised
I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.
sexist
I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.
writing men want
If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man, write like one.
reading writing practice
Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.
love-is indulge-in luxury
Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.
mistake way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.
target boundaries novel
A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.
new-york book notable
When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.
art dirty book
And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.