Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But to take my writing to a deeper level, I’ve found that a better practice is to simply write what frightens you, haunts you, even. I now keep a sign on the bulletin board in my office that reads: 'Write What Scares You.' I’ve learned that tapping into the hard stuff — whether it’s the fear of loss or a boogeyman lurking in childhood memories — is what ultimately gives a story the power to leap off the page and grab you by the collar.
What is childhood without stories? And how will children fall in love with stories without bookstores? You can't get that from a computer. - Sarah Jio
What is childhood without stories? And how will children fall in love with stories without bookstores? You can't get that from a computer.
- Sarah Jio
The definition of a true friend is not someone who swoops in when you're going through a rough patch. True friendship is when someone can appreciate … - Sarah Jio
The definition of a true friend is not someone who swoops in when you're going through a rough patch. True friendship is when someone can appreciate …
People are much like those stars up there. Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely visible to us on earth. They're there, but you'd hardly kn… - Sarah Jio
People are much like those stars up there. Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely visible to us on earth. They're there, but you'd hardly kn…
The stars have their own language, you know. If you're careful, you can learn it. - Sarah Jio
The stars have their own language, you know. If you're careful, you can learn it.
Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But to take my writing to a… - Sarah Jio
Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But to take my writing to a…
We're each given one life, and it's our job to make it useful, beautiful, and fulfilling. There is no value in suffering through it, doing something … - Sarah Jio
We're each given one life, and it's our job to make it useful, beautiful, and fulfilling. There is no value in suffering through it, doing something …
I'm no longer willing to let myself down. - Sarah Jio
I'm no longer willing to let myself down.
All I hear is my own grating thoughts. Is there anything more horrid than being trapped inside yourself with nothing but your own insecurities. - Sarah Jio
All I hear is my own grating thoughts. Is there anything more horrid than being trapped inside yourself with nothing but your own insecurities.
Marriage, my dear, is not suicide. - Sarah Jio
Marriage, my dear, is not suicide.
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