Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggottis a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode. She is an associate professor at Florida State University's Creative Writing Program...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1969
Julianna Baggott quotes about
loss years next-year
No matter what losses happen in a given season, the Red Sox always have next year.
character ears whispering
As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.
wall wings office
Basically if you burst into my office the walls themselves will flutter as if alive - maybe that's the reason for all the wings in 'Pure.
church identity reason
I've left the Church - for many reasons that I've written about publicly - but it's still a large part of my identity, and I still have my faith, if not my Church.
shame young
Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.
sex catholic abuse
I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal.
writing boundaries genre
I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.
imagination catholic raised
I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.
sexist
I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.
writing men want
If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man, write like one.
heart differences evil
People know the difference between good and evil in their hearts-if they search them. Religions twist good and evil. Their differences are the kind that need to be taught because they aren't natural.
reading writing practice
Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.
love-is indulge-in luxury
Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.
mistake way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.