A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes connect editor intend
You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it. John Barton bookreadstep Change image and share on social
The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight. John Barton combinedraftelement Change image and share on social
I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. John Barton chooseconsciousconstant Change image and share on social
There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it. Nic Pizzolatto connectdegreelevel Change image and share on social
My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant. Hilary Mantel ambitionboycareer Change image and share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social