The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.' Julia Glass adageclaustrophobicwork Change image and share on social
I'm not a believer that you have to write every day. If I felt industrious, I'd spend ten hours a week writing. The writing is going on all the time in my head; the trick is to capture it. Showers are great. Traffic jams are great. Julia Glass believercaptureday share on social
Finally, in my early 30s, I started writing fiction for the first time as an adult. That felt so scary, and I spent a few years feeling miserably 'behind' my high-achieving friends. But I persevered and obviously have no regrets. Julia Glass 30sachieveadult share on social
A fine memoir is to a fine novel as a well-wrought blanket is to a fancifully embroidered patchwork quilt. The memoir, a logical creation, dissects and dignifies reality. Fiction, wholly extravagant, magnifies it and gives it moral shape. Fiction has no practical purpose. Fiction, after all, is art. Julia Glass artblanketcreation share on social
Virginia Woolf was wrong. You do not need a room of your own to write. Julia Glass roomvirginiawoolf Change image and share on social
I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the ways people choose to communicate. If I had a theme song, it would be that lovely song 'I'm Old-Fashioned,' as sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Julia Glass changechoosecommunicate share on social
My love of books - not just of their tactile pleasures but of their astonishing variety - was born in a book-filled house; my father is a scholar. Julia Glass astonishbearbook Change image and share on social
That's why you can't be a true Yankee without winter: because all the best pleasures are earned - the fire, the fried oysters; the warmer seasons, too. Who knows the real worth of summer at the beach without a good taste of the seaside in winter? Julia Glass beachearnfire share on social
In my fairly disorganized life, yellow stickies are too easily lost, and as for software, I try to avoid using my computer as much more than a typewriter and a post office. I rely on my lifelong habit of daydreaming to spin my stories. Julia Glass avoidcomputerdaydream share on social
Sometimes the writing leads to the revelations, not the other way around. Julia Glass leadrevelationwrite Change image and share on social