I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?' G. Willow Wilson adultcharactercontext share on social
I write about real life as it is lived by the young American Muslim women that I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout the course of my travels as a writer and being able to speak in different places and meet different people at signings and things. G. Willow Wilson americanhavelife share on social
We think of divinity as something infinitely big, but it is also infinitely small - the condensation of your breath on your palms, the ridges in your fingertips, the warm space between your shoulder and the shoulder next to you. G. Willow Wilson bigbreathcondensation share on social
I think all these pop cultural media often reflect conversations we're having in the real world at that moment in time. I think one of the big conversations we're having as a culture is we thought we'd solved sexism and racism, and we're realizing more and more that we haven't. G. Willow Wilson bigconversationcultural share on social
I think people, especially in the Muslim community, are rightly cautious any time you hear, 'Oh, there's going to be a Muslim character.' G. Willow Wilson cautiouscharactercommunity Change image and share on social
That's something the head scarf, in a symbolic way, is meant to do in Arabic culture: it defines your relationship to your husband and the men of your family differently than your relationship to the average guy on the street you've never met. G. Willow Wilson arabicaverageculture share on social
There are very religious people who write comics and who love comics. G. Willow Wilson comiclovepeople Change image and share on social
'Butterfly Mosque' came out of the emails I wrote to family and friends back home after moving to Egypt. G. Willow Wilson backbutterflyegypt Change image and share on social
The great thing about Cairo is the vast majority of women wear some kind of head scarf, but they are also very fashion-conscious. They love bright colors. G. Willow Wilson brightcairocolor Change image and share on social
'Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart. G. Willow Wilson airbunchdispossession Change image and share on social