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I'm the author of the novels "Bride of the Sea," which won the Arab American Book Award for fiction, and "The Night Is Not for You." My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, The Rumpus, Literary Hub, and other publications. I live with my family near Washington, D.C. ...more

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Eman Quotah If writer's block means not feeling like writing, then I deal with it either by pushing through and forcing myself to do or by not forcing myself and …moreIf writer's block means not feeling like writing, then I deal with it either by pushing through and forcing myself to do or by not forcing myself and instead taking a break. Someone once told me, "The writing life is long." You'll have another chance to write tomorrow or next month or even next year. (Inshallah/god willing.)

If writer's block means not being able to write a particular scene or chapter or section or poem, then I deal with it by either forcing myself to do it, and then coming back and making better. Or by hopping over to another part of what I'm working on or another project all together, then coming back later. Sometimes being away from the writing and thinking about it helps you figure out how to solve the problem.(less)
Eman Quotah For me it's that being a writer is what I've wanted to do since I was in first grade, and I get to do it, and that's amazing.…moreFor me it's that being a writer is what I've wanted to do since I was in first grade, and I get to do it, and that's amazing.(less)
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Bride of the Sea

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“The way she talks about family—the way everyone here does—is more foreign to Hannah than anything else. She has always had only Mama. To have dozens of people feels like a gift, a gift of love that she never expected. Because she is family, they love her. At the same time, their love is a pressure, a standard she will have to live up to.”
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Audra Anderko Your list of books you've read is a gold mine! I've put so many of them on my "To Read" list!


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