Jessie
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“A compelling, authentic voice is rooted in a strong sense of identity.”
― Louder than Words: Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
― Louder than Words: Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
“I am, when you stop to think of it, a member of a fairly select group: the final handful of American novelists who learned to read and write before they learned to eat a daily helping of video bullshit. This might not be important. On the other hand, if you’re just starting out as a writer, you could do worse than strip your television’s electric plug-wire, wrap a spike around it, and then stick it back into the wall. See what blows, and how far. Just an idea.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“I couldn’t write. I grew tense. I was strangled by my own ego, by my petty desire for what I perceived to be the literary brass ring. I was missing the point, of course. The reward is in the doing.”
― Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life
― Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life
“Everyone lies about writing. They lie about how easy it is or how hard it was. They perpetuate a romantic idea that writing is some beautiful experience that takes place in an architectural room filled with leather novels and chai tea. They talk about their “morning ritual” and how they “dress for writing” and the cabin in Big Sur where they go to “be alone”—blah blah blah. No one tells the truth about writing a book. Authors pretend their stories were always shiny and perfect and just waiting to be written. The truth is, writing is this: hard and boring and occasionally great but usually not.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“I am here to tell you that you don’t have to. You don’t have to tell it or tweet it or Instagram it. You don’t have to put it in a book or share it with anyone who doesn’t feel safe and protective of your heart.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
Jessie’s 2025 Year in Books
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