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Theodora Goss Quotes: "What writers do - everything comes from inside, from experiences of the world that we have digested. And then we turn it into silk, or stories."

What writers do - everything comes from inside, from experiences of the world that we have digested. And then we turn it into silk, or stories.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it."

I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it.




Theodora Goss Quotes: "If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be."

If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to write it, whether it excites me."

The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to write it, whether it excites me.




Theodora Goss Quotes: "I'm working on a poetry collection for Papaveria Press . It fills me with trepidation - poetry is something I'm much more self-conscious about than prose."

I'm working on a poetry collection for Papaveria Press . It fills me with trepidation - poetry is something I'm much more self-conscious about than prose.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Nature inspires me continually. Today, I can look out my window and see the entire world covered with snow. It's like Narnia under the White Witch."

Nature inspires me continually. Today, I can look out my window and see the entire world covered with snow. It's like Narnia under the White Witch.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "If you believe you have a voice and something to say, chances are you do, and the world needs you to do whatever you're drawn to do. So you should do it."

If you believe you have a voice and something to say, chances are you do, and the world needs you to do whatever you're drawn to do. So you should do it.




Theodora Goss Quotes: "Believe in the importance of your art."

Believe in the importance of your art.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Writing is an art like other arts. Dancers don't dance every once in a while. Musicians don't stop practicing. They are dedicated to what they do."

Writing is an art like other arts. Dancers don't dance every once in a while. Musicians don't stop practicing. They are dedicated to what they do.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "It's very difficult to put in the work unless you believe that what you're doing is significant in some way."

It's very difficult to put in the work unless you believe that what you're doing is significant in some way.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Sometimes you have to follow your uncommon sense."

Sometimes you have to follow your uncommon sense.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "If you look at the natural world, really look at it, it's always magical."

If you look at the natural world, really look at it, it's always magical.




Theodora Goss Quotes: "The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's in a slipcase."

The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's in a slipcase.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "It happened the way I come up with any story, which is that I took elements of my own life and put them into the story, but in a very mixed-up way."

It happened the way I come up with any story, which is that I took elements of my own life and put them into the story, but in a very mixed-up way.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I had a short story collection come out in 2006, and then I couldn't work on large projects for a long time because I was finishing my doctoral degree."

I had a short story collection come out in 2006, and then I couldn't work on large projects for a long time because I was finishing my doctoral degree.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Now that The Thorn and the Blossom has come out and I'm done with my doctoral degree (yes, I'm finally Dr. Goss), I'm turning to longer projects."

Now that The Thorn and the Blossom has come out and I'm done with my doctoral degree (yes, I'm finally Dr. Goss), I'm turning to longer projects.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Art inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers."

Art inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Of course, with Papaveria Press, you know the book itself is going to be beautiful."

Of course, with Papaveria Press, you know the book itself is going to be beautiful.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Writers: believe! And go do the work . . ."

Writers: believe! And go do the work . . .



Theodora Goss Quotes: "That sort of effort has to come not only from the writer but also from a really innovative publisher like Quirk."

That sort of effort has to come not only from the writer but also from a really innovative publisher like Quirk.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "So much work went into this book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"] - you can probably tell from looking at the art and overall design."

So much work went into this book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"] - you can probably tell from looking at the art and overall design.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn [from The Thorn and the Blossom] - as well as some of my own anxieties about the academic life!"

I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn [from The Thorn and the Blossom] - as well as some of my own anxieties about the academic life!



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I see so many talented writers who have difficulties with that. And if you don't believe it's important, you won't put in the work you need to."

I see so many talented writers who have difficulties with that. And if you don't believe it's important, you won't put in the work you need to.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "It's appropriate to have magic in a love story, because magic is a sort of metaphor for what love feels like? When we fall in love, the world feels magical to us. It becomes an enchanted place."

It's appropriate to have magic in a love story, because magic is a sort of metaphor for what love feels like? When we fall in love, the world feels magical to us. It becomes an enchanted place.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into a nice, long novel."

I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into a nice, long novel.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I actually pushed the boundaries on how long a book like this [The Thorn and the Blossom] can be. The original plan called for two 7,500 word stories, and I turned in two 10,000 word stories."

I actually pushed the boundaries on how long a book like this [The Thorn and the Blossom] can be. The original plan called for two 7,500 word stories, and I turned in two 10,000 word stories.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "I loved writing something I'd never written before, and I wanted to write not just about "true love" but also a human relationship."

I loved writing something I'd never written before, and I wanted to write not just about "true love" but also a human relationship.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "The appeal of writing a romance was that I'd never written one before the The Thorn and The Blossom."

The appeal of writing a romance was that I'd never written one before the The Thorn and The Blossom.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Fairy tales are another kind of Bible, for those who know how to read them."

Fairy tales are another kind of Bible, for those who know how to read them.



Theodora Goss Quotes: "Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious, " said Mudge. "Of course, it always seems obvious once it's been explained."

Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious, " said Mudge. "Of course, it always seems obvious once it's been explained.