Alice Y. Chen
My inspirations for writing comes from being gratified by telling a story and getting a good laugh. Part of me has always been a ham, and I just love laughing out loud and being laughed at!
A lot of times I have written down what's spinning in my head to sort out and organize my own feelings. I write in a jumbled, furious way, because I know what's in there is fleeting so I just have to get it out before it's gone. I suspect it's like when I'm sketching random objects because they've struck me as being interesting.
I've wanted to emulate how a really well-written book can be so compelling that I can't put it down, even if I have to get up for work early the next day. So, when I approach shaping a narrative, I always have this in the back of my mind. But it always goes back to wanting to tell that story that will get that eyebrow raise, that laugh, or that unexpected shock! That is what drives me to write.
A lot of times I have written down what's spinning in my head to sort out and organize my own feelings. I write in a jumbled, furious way, because I know what's in there is fleeting so I just have to get it out before it's gone. I suspect it's like when I'm sketching random objects because they've struck me as being interesting.
I've wanted to emulate how a really well-written book can be so compelling that I can't put it down, even if I have to get up for work early the next day. So, when I approach shaping a narrative, I always have this in the back of my mind. But it always goes back to wanting to tell that story that will get that eyebrow raise, that laugh, or that unexpected shock! That is what drives me to write.
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