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> [I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I begin a novel because I know I have space to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-get-stage-fright-with-short-stories-for-me-it-feels-like-standup/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/sefi-atta-22130_comedy_i-get-stage-fright-with-short-stories-fo_60940.jpg)

## More by Sefi Atta

> [I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I wanted to share so I learnt how to write and kept going.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-just-had-stories-i-wanted-to-share-so/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [ I always begin \[a novel\] with outlines, but they change and so do my endings and beginnings. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-always-begin-a-novel-with-outlines-but-they-change-and-so-do-my/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/for-all-forms-writing-dialogue-is-almost-like-writing-music-i-pay/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I begin a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-get-stage-fright-with-short-stories-for-me-it-feels-like-standup/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-have-to-say-that-writing-about-my-writing-process-is-more-daunting/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [“She says the lesson to learn is that the world is round, which means that if I run too fast I might end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/she-says-the-lesson-to-learn-is-that-the-world-is-round-which-means/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I'm addicted to writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-m-addicted-to-writing/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> ['ve had notebooks, but they are nondescript. All I care about is that they fit in my hand. I scribble down ideas. The problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/ve-had-notebooks-but-they-are-nondescript-all-i-care-about-is-that/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [What works for me is that I read widely and stay focused on my writing. I'm no longer concerned about what happens in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/what-works-for-me-is-that-i-read-widely-and-stay-focused-on-my/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [“She drinks her Eva water. Their parents were taken down by cancer, heart attacks and strokes. Respectable diseases.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/she-drinks-her-eva-water-their-parents-were-taken-down-by-cancer/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I don't remember being a keen reader, but apparently I was. My aunt told me that whenever I was teased for reading, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-don-t-remember-being-a-keen-reader-but-apparently-i-was-my-aunt/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I don't have a schedule, but I can write for hours non-stop. If I'm drafting a book, I try and do a chapter a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-don-t-have-a-schedule-but-i-can-write-for-hours-non-stop-if-i-m/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I don't write non-fiction because I get bored. Some of my writing is autobiographical, but not the way readers imagine. I use my memory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-don-t-write-non-fiction-because-i-get-bored-some-of-my-writing-is/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I read Macbeth as a secondary student in Nigeria and it was like an African play to me. It had all the right elements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-read-macbeth-as-a-secondary-student-in-nigeria-and-it-was-like-an/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

> [I'm always working on something new and while I'm working, I'm absorbed with my characters, their conflicts,my language and settings. I'm in another place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-m-always-working-on-something-new-and-while-i-m-working-i-m/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

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