Experiment Quote by Hito Steyerl

I wanted to create an environment in which more than just personal essays could be represented, and in which stranger approaches to making essays…

— John D'Agata

The essays are different because ultimately it's things I'm interested in, and I'm really just writing about myself and using those subjects as a…

— Chuck Klosterman

I never start with what lots of people think of as a subject or a theme. They're school words, not art words. So, writing…

— Tim Winton

I write about what I'm thinking about. I write about what is bothering me or what is a political, aesthetic, or ethical issue or…

— Lynne Tillman

I love essays, but they're not always the best way to communicate to a larger audience.

— Chris Abani

I like writing in an illustrative, descriptive way. I prefer describing to rather than explaining. One, I rarely have anything to say. It's much…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

A lot of my writing is basically about observation, and things that I've seen, either through personal experiences or the experiences of people around…

— John Trudell

I binge write, basically. I do a lot of prep, research, setup. I'll have a pretty detailed outline. Sort of like a beat outline.…

— Cary Fukunaga

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about…

— Chuck Klosterman

I just write about what I feel I want to write about. I'm like a kid. I get an idea, and it's like a…

— Stephen King

Oftentimes, I need to write about something in order to understand it.

— Elizabeth Berg

I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a…

— Tracy Chapman