My very first story, I was around 5, and I really just wrote myself. When I was 5, I loved myself so much I gave myself a twin named Tomi. Everything started out fine. But then I didn't write another… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I am a firm believer that the craziest stories that have been told and are being told are in anime. They have character arcs that go over, like, 400 episodes, like a 400-episode character arc. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
We've been told the same story for so long. We've seen literally 1,000 'Lord of the Rings' movies. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I'm a huge 'Harry Potter' fan, but I still think there is a lot of anime that is crazier than 'Harry Potter,' and that… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Children of color need a mirror to see themselves in. And then people who don't have that experience, they need a window. They need… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
If I went to any other college, I probably would have been pre-med. But I felt like I had freedom to do what I… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I want to give something to the world that I feel I missed out on as a child, and I want to help people… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
At every writers' conference, you have the opportunity to hear from best-selling authors, top literary agents, and excellent editors who will demystify the publishing… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
“You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.” — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
As writers, our craft makes us sit alone at a desk and hammer away at our novel. Doing that day in and day out… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years of my life writing stories without black people. That's insane to me. It's insane that I could have believed in… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
