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
character stories knows
My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.
art character writing
I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters start doing and saying things I don't expect.
character mind important
You learn to exploit genre for the more important things - to my mind - like story, character, image, language.
character play trying
I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.
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.
waiting something-new
I'm about to start something new. I'm waiting to be whelmed. The whelming as you start something new is quite something.
writing choices stories
You want the greatest trick for writing a novel? Here it is: imagine urgently whispering your story into one person's ear - and only one. This one visualization will clarify every word choice you make.
holocaust childhood suffering
My childhood was marked by the great fear of nuclear holocaust. We practiced our Civil Defense Drills, lining up in hallways, curled to the floor, but we knew we'd die or, worse, survive only to suffer radiation and slow death.
mind facts males
The fact is there are many women who nod politely, even agree openly within their male-dominated often highly educated cultures, but vote their own minds.
collectives underestimated
Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull.
children believe teaching
I believe that one of the most damning things about our culture is the adage to never talk religion and politics. Because we don't model this discourse at the dinner table and at Thanksgiving, we don't know how to do it well and we're not teaching our children about the world and about how to discuss it.
done wit-and-humor republican
Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.
athlete college men
If men are paid/praised more than women for the same work than it always pays to allow the man to have more freedom to pour himself into his work - think of athletes, actors over the age of 28, lawyers, accountants, college deans...
new-york book notable
When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.