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
Julianna Baggott quotes about
target boundaries novel
A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.
mistake way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.
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.
sexist
I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.
shame young
Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.
motivation writing giving
If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.
bad-things
But there it is: Everyone is alone, for life, and maybe that's not such a bad thing.
love-is our-love burden
Our love is our burden.
weight bears plot
The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot...
sorrow grandfather gone
She glances back before stepping into the alley, and she catches her grandfather looking at her the way he does sometimes--as if she's already gone, as if he's practicing sorrow.
encounters form genre
Being cross-genre, you can encounter an image and decide not only how to best express it but what form would express it best.
praying
I've never thought there was anything I could hope to get by praying for it.
clutter workspace
I prefer a cluttered workspace.
storytelling shows
The basic rule of storytelling is 'show, don't tell.