Jessie
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“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
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“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
“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
Jessie’s 2025 Year in Books
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