I think it's hard to have a full-time job and write fiction, but for essays, you need to be in the world. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes essay fiction full
I write on weekends, on vacation, and, really - on deadline and on my floor. Both terrible for the back. Sloane Crosley backdeadlinefloor Change image and share on social
Insomniacs tend to fall into two general categories - those who give up and those who don't. I don't. I refuse to admit defeat by turning on the light. I will not try to read or watch a movie, thank you. Productivity is a crutch of the weak. Sloane Crosley admitcategorycrutch share on social
My mother is a special education teacher but also an artist, and my father an advertising executive. They are about as wacky as you can get without being alcoholics. Sloane Crosley advertisealcoholicartist Change image and share on social
I'll be writing essays long after I've stopped writing fiction. There is this unusually broad range in the non-fiction, but if you look at what I'm capable of as a novelist, I'm more limited. Geoff Dyer broadcapableessay Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
My grandma actually put me in girdles when I was around nine or ten because I had hips even then, and she didn't want boys to be attracted to me. Having hips meant you were a full-grown woman, and I was too young for that. Coco Austin attractboyfull share on social