There's a point I set for myself, and it's an arbitrary point, when I think no matter happens, I'm going to finish that book. And that's when I get to page 100. I have to see it out. Joanna Scott arbitrarybookfinish Change image and share on social
Jim Longenbach, poet, critic, and my husband, is always passing along life-changing books for me to read. Joanna Scott bookchangecritic Change image and share on social
Masks are wonderfully paradoxical in this way: while they may hide the physical reality, they can show us how a person wants to be seen. Joanna Scott hidemaskparadoxical Change image and share on social
I feel there has to be a certain amount of improvisation as I'm writing, which means any idea or any commitment to a project is risky. It involves time; it involves gathering of material, and sometimes it just doesn't work. Sometimes it does. As I'm starting out on a project, I can't tell if it will click or not. Joanna Scott amountclickcommitment share on social