Accordions Quote by Theodora Goss
![“The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"], and asked if I could write a story for it. I was so intrigued! I immediately knew that it had to be a love story told from the points of view of the two main characters. Right…” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5d/theodora-goss-10051_accordions_the-editor-stephen-segal-actually-called_440631.jpg)
“The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"], and asked if I could write a story for it. I was so intrigued! I immediately knew that it had to be a love story told from the points of view of the two main characters. Right away, I started working on a proposal. And once I had my main characters, Brendan and Evelyn, it was as though they started telling me their stories.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Podcast with Theodora Goss, 2023
The author was invited by an editor to create a story for an accordion book, leading to a love story from two characters' perspectives.
In simple terms: Editor asked for a story, author created love story from two viewpoints.
Key Takeaway
Embrace collaboration and let characters guide the narrative.
Themes
creativity
collaboration
storytelling
character perspective
Mood
enthusiastic
inspired
Type
creative
process-oriented
When to use this quote
- writing proposals
- character development
- pitching ideas
- publishing projects
Key Concepts
narrative voice
dual perspective
romance genre
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you balance editorial direction with personal vision?
- What techniques help you hear characters' voices?
A Different Perspective
May limit creative freedom if editorial constraints are too rigid.
![“The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's in a slipcase.” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d8f/theodora-goss-10051_accordion_the-book-itself-the-thorn-and-the-blosso_508857.jpg)
![“The book[ The Thorn and The Blossom] is a love story about two people, Brendan and Evelyn, who meet in a small town in Cornwall where Evelyn has gone on vacation and Brendan is working in his father's bookstore. The story is told from both perspectives, Brendan's and Evelyn's.” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/341/theodora-goss-10051_blossom_the-book-the-thorn-and-the-blossom-is-a_3173603.jpg)
![“So much work went into this book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"] - you can probably tell from looking at the art and overall design.” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d84/theodora-goss-10051_art_so-much-work-went-into-this-book-the-tho_1861256.jpg)
![“Writing two stories [in the Thorn and the Blossom] about the same set of events that were complete stories in themselves, but also added up to a larger story. As I was writing them, I kept going back and forth, because something would happen in one story that would have to be reflected in the…” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c0d/theodora-goss-10051_back-and-forth_writing-two-stories-in-the-thorn-and-the_213001.jpg)
![“I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn [from The Thorn and the Blossom] - as well as some of my own anxieties about the academic life!” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ef/theodora-goss-10051_academic_i-put-that-part-of-myself-into-both-bren_846252.jpg)
