Will Allison
Will Allison
Will Allison is an American novelist and editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Long Drive Homeand What You Have Left...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth22 October 1968
CountryUnited States of America
sex cities guy
A lot of guys I know loved 'Sex and the City.' They'll take it to their grave, but they watched every episode of it.
nervous worried humans
I'd be worried about myself as a human if I hadn't been nervous.
eye thinking light
I think I've always had that bird's-eye view of myself. I think it's an actor trait... Sometimes it's best just to get lost out there, but other times you have to be aware of where the light's hitting you.
jobs home cereal
I was only allowed only to watch public television until I was 12 years old. I would come home from friends's houses with a list of demands. 'OK, We have all the wrong cereals. You guys are asleep on the job.
funny-inspirational feminism firsts
She watched the first episode and she was like, 'This is feminism?' And then by the end of the season, she was like, 'This is feminism.' The tone changed completely. She was really psyched about it.
writing people body
The bottom line is I'm writing to save the dead. I'm writing to save the people I have lost, some of whose bodies are still walking around.
book survival dying
my life has been saved over and over again by picking up a book in which someone captured the whole experience of being despised and not dying.
wall pain fall
For years and years, I convinced myself that I was unbreakable, an animal with an animal strength or something not human at all. Me, I told people, I take damage like a wall, a brick wall that never falls down, never feels anything, never flinches or remembers. I am one woman but I carry in my body all the stories I have ever been told, women I have known, women who have taken damage until they tell themselves they can feel no pain at all.
challenges important equal
It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to.
fun people fiction
It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.
jobs want able
I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing.
character creating secret
I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.
memories terrible
I have a terrible memory.
thinking world
And while it is true that I got the best woman in the world, I don't think love saves you.