What a beautiful surprise–my first book review! Huge thanks to @thearkint for making smile so wide in the middle of a coffee shop while trying to write new poems. https://t.co/Wu1UXsJG8F — Anna Rose Welch (@AnnaRoseWelch) March 25, 2018
Whenever people say they "support Trump's policies," I keep wondering if it's the ones:– taking healthcare from millions– discarding environmental protections– gutting public schools– harassing immigrants and refugees So many "great policies" it's hard to keep track. — John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) March 28, 2018
Write like there is a knife against your throat. The knife is right there and if you bore us, flick, you’re dead. Write with that kind of energy. Make every word count. HARLAN COBEN#amwriting #writing #writingtip — Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) March 28, 2018
durability & efficiency, sadly hard to balance ?from Abby Smith Rumsey pic.twitter.com/7YvHD6RIYB — RJ Andrews (@infowetrust) March 24, 2018
More: Judy Budnitz, Miranda July, Karen Russell, Aimee Bender. I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch too but those are the ones whose work I internalize as "I want to write things that make people feel the way these authors make ME feel." — kiddeternity (@kiddeternity) March 28, 2018
Immigrants *ARE* America's culture. https://t.co/xJmW5Ff4Mu — Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) March 28, 2018
That's fantastic, I really have to try to remember that. https://t.co/R96KcmzANx — Lee Potts ? (@LeePottsPoet) March 28, 2018
This evening, #ZadieSmith shared with #ChristopherLydon her thoughts on being a #writer: “Our emotional lives are also part of our human realities . . . Do not treat writing as a performance or curation of self.” She advocated for honesty, openness, and truth in #writing. pic.twitter.com/eHkdrgPNrz — Literary Imagination (@literaryimag) March 27, 2018
So here's a weird thing that's been beneficial to me–every year I rewrite my artist statement to see my current trajectory and focus. I definitely suggest trying it and see how you change year to year. pic.twitter.com/LwDpzjfS2s — C.T. Salazar (@CTsalazar_) March 28, 2018
Hope it wasn't leg day. — Lee Potts ? (@LeePottsPoet) March 28, 2018