I've gotten to try on voices very different than my own, and I've become much more aware of structure than ever before. Also, you really weigh every word. There's no closer reading then when you read to translate.
I'm never afraid of research. I relish it! - Achy Obejas
I'm never afraid of research. I relish it!
- Achy Obejas
Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end of the spectrum i… - Achy Obejas
Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end of the spectrum i…
Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures. - Achy Obejas
Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.
This is going to sound nuts but it took me forever to figure out why I'd stopped writing poetry - I mean, I went about a decade where I wrote very li… - Achy Obejas
This is going to sound nuts but it took me forever to figure out why I'd stopped writing poetry - I mean, I went about a decade where I wrote very li…
Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they're both treated as such. - Achy Obejas
Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they're both treated as such.
Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that wh… - Achy Obejas
Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that wh…
I tell people to have a relationship with their work every day, even if it means you just move a comma. - Achy Obejas
I tell people to have a relationship with their work every day, even if it means you just move a comma.
Our real world has evolved. It's become something much different, and inadvertently about healthcare, and about what it means to have good health, an… - Achy Obejas
Our real world has evolved. It's become something much different, and inadvertently about healthcare, and about what it means to have good health, an…
In journalism, if there's a hole in your story you figure out a way around it because you've got a 4 p.m. deadline. It's a neat skill to have but it'… - Achy Obejas
In journalism, if there's a hole in your story you figure out a way around it because you've got a 4 p.m. deadline. It's a neat skill to have but it'…
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