“I feel like these characters, these places, these beings and plots, and even these inanimate objects are counting on me for survival. It’s my responsibility to reveal them to the world, to show my readers the names of these things,… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I write fiction not for my readers and not for myself. I write fiction for the sake of those odd heroic characters that are contained therein. They are counting on me as much as I am counting on them.” — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“It’s my opinion that only in times of utter depression or lofty peace is it appropriate to be creative.” — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“As long as I have other ideas and projects noted, I feel confident that they'll be alright until I get to them. And my… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I feel like these characters, these places, these beings and plots, and even these inanimate objects are counting on me for survival. It’s my… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Sometimes just being able to write only a few hundred words as opposed to a few thousand is just fine. As long as they're… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“In my own book-signings, I find humility. It’s always humbling when people go out of their way to come visit with me and by… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I primarily use poetry as a purge, a self-medication device when I’m in the depths of loneliness, anxiety or in the throes of depression.… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I write fiction not for my readers and not for myself. I write fiction for the sake of those odd heroic characters that are… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I have to be in a particular mindset to write poetry. I either have to be very depressed or very inspired.” — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Thoreau’s writings feel more alive to me than any thing that I’ve ever read. When I read anything by Thoreau, I see his subject.… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Whenever I read anything by Henry David Thoreau I honestly feel as though he’s with me. No. More like I am with him.” — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Edgar Allan Poe’s writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.” — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“I’m a man of music as much as I am a man of words and prose. One could even possibly say that they, music… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“There are a couple of utterly important rules to writing anything, whether it's a novel, a short story or a collection of poetry. And… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Poetry is a niche genre, sure, but it has a way of opening people up. It opens me up. As with music and art,… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
