Every first draft sucks, so when you have your favorite novel, and you're like, 'Wow, this is a masterpiece,' and then you write your first draft, and you're like, 'This is really bad,' and then you're like 'I can't do… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
“You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.” — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share
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
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
In terms of people who want to be writers, I wish more people knew how much work it was. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share
Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share
You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share
My freshman year of college, 'The Hunger Games' movie adaptation came out, and I was really excited about it. This was maybe 2011. I… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share
