Writer Quotes by Jill Talbot

9 Writer quotes by Jill Talbot

Jill Talbot’s nine compact reflections explore the nuances of putting thoughts into words. Her perspective is both thoughtful and approachable, perfect for anyone looking for a quick dose of encouragement.

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“I am writing this because they cannot.”

Jill Talbot

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“Everyone now, not just writers, creates a written, published persona on a daily (hourly) basis. Artifice abounds.”

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“Okay, let's say that a metamove or metagesture is when the author intentionally draws attention to a work's genre, its very existence…

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When I admire a writer, it's for the recognizable palette - Hemingway's minimalism, the dialogue, those isolated bar scenes. But with each…

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“write down all of the things out in the world that have arrested your attention lately, that have glimmered at you in…

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Nick Flynn is another writer I admire - his fragmented sections, his playfulness with genre, his urgency. The palette in his work…

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Simply put, meta-writing is writing that is self-conscious, self-reflective, and aware of itself as an artifice. The writer is aware she's writing,…

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One of my friends who writes novels says that once the book is published, it's a separate thing from you; it becomes…

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“WHEN IT WAS DECIDED (When was that again, and by whom?) that we were all supposed to choose between fiction and nonfiction,…

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“I like it when art presents a paradigm shift, when it forces me to confront my assumptions, when it asks, "Why this way and…

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“linear narrative was not doing a very good job representing life as I experienced it,”

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“sometimes it is necessary for us all to pretend together that language can really mean.”

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