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.
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.
shame young
Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.
character ears whispering
As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.
children ideas profound
It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.
years stronger red
Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.
character play trying
I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.
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.
real men thinking
Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.
mean imagination soul
What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see the soul as a lit breath, seeking the divine. It persists.
sports winning years
The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.