If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction,… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
So much work went into this book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"] - you can probably tell from looking at the… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I'm writinng my first full-length novel, which is based on a novella I wrote called "The Mad Scientist's Daughter." I'm having a… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I actually pushed the boundaries on how long a book like this [The Thorn and the Blossom] can be. The original plan… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
If readers like The Thorn and the Blossom, which I would call literary fantasy, I think they would like books such as… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"], and… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I would tell myself to get more sleep! Believe it or not, I wrote the book while finishing my PhD in English… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Jorge Luis Borges wrote a poem when he was in his 80s about one day writing the book that would justify him.… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Read a lot. But read as a writer, to see how other writers are doing it. And make your knowledge of literature… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Of course, with Papaveria Press, you know the book itself is going to be beautiful. — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I co-edited an anthology called Interfictions with Delia Sherman and wrote a short scholarly book on three women poets called Voices from… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The book[ The Thorn and The Blossom] is a love story about two people, Brendan and Evelyn, who meet in a small… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The format of the book was the idea of my wonderful editor, Stephen Segal. Stephen and I had worked together before, on… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
My uncommon sense told me to write this book [Turn and blossom], even though I was in the middle of making final… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Writing two stories [in the Thorn and the Blossom] about the same set of events that were complete stories in themselves, but also added… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
“She drifted, feather-like, in tenuous radiance… Her gown, it seemed a thing made out of mist, As though the dewy air Had gathered in… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The Thorn and The Blossom can be read from either side - you can choose whether to read it from Brendan's or Evelyn's perspective… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"], and asked if… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
“Spectacular cases are usually simpler, and less interesting, than they initially appear.” — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
If you look at the natural world, really look at it, it's always magical. — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Art inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers. — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I loved writing something people usually have - miscommunication, for example. Now that I've written a romance, I'm sure I'll write more: it's fascinating… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I would tell myself to get more sleep! Believe it or not, I wrote the book while finishing my PhD in English literature. It… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Nature inspires me continually. Today, I can look out my window and see the entire world covered with snow. It's like Narnia under the… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
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![“Writing two stories [in the Thorn and the Blossom] about the same set of events that were complete stories in themselves, but also added up to a larger story. As I was writing them, I kept going back and forth, because something would happen in one story that would have to be reflected in the…” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c0d/theodora-goss-10051_back-and-forth_writing-two-stories-in-the-thorn-and-the_213001.jpg)
