When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!
Judy BlumeRead
What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The excitement of writing stems from a deep connection with the characters created by the author.
Judy Blume expresses the joy and anticipation that comes with the writing process, highlighting the bond between the author and their fictional characters. This quote illustrates the passion that drives writers to engage with their stories, emphasizing how their characters become a significant part of their daily lives.
Themes
WritingCharactersCreativityPassionStorytelling
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speech at a writers' workshop.
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Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face
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I wrote 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' right out of my own experiences and my own feelings when I was in sixth grade.
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Nobody ever asks me why my characters don't text each other. Besides, as soon as you put something 'electronic' in a book, it's already out of date by the time it's published: everything will have changed. Human emotion, on the other hand, will never change.
Judy BlumeRead
I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning.
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