“I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because the name contains everything you need to know: the tactic and the target. The name is also modular. You can create your own offshoot in your own city.” KnowsNeedsNamesDealsCitiesStreetsWallTargetTacticsOccupy Wall Street Author:Dana Spiotta
“When I write characters, I need to hear their voice. As soon as I get them speaking, and I feel how they use language, I understand who they are and what they want.” WantNeedsFeelsWritingCharacterUseLanguageVoice Author:Dana Spiotta
“The issue isn't, Am I good enough? No. The issue is, Do I not have any other choice? Will and desire don't matter. Ability doesn't matter. Need is the only thing that matters.” InspirationalNeedsMatterEnoughDesireChoicesAbilityIssuesGood EnoughThings That MatterOnly Thing That Matters Book:Stone Arabia Source: Stone Arabia
“Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.” NeedsMemoriesNovelDisorderSubjectiveLinearRepetitiveDysfunction Author:Dana Spiotta
