“It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.” Quote by Vivek Shraya
“I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.” FeelsArtMadeWrittenRelationGenderProtagonists Author:Vivek Shraya
“When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.” WritingWantedMusicalDeliberate Author:Vivek Shraya
“I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.” WritingProcessFlowPassagesWriting Process Author:Vivek Shraya
“My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.” ThinkingUsedLanguageInterestProjectsIntentionSteadfast Author:Vivek Shraya
“Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.” WritingDoeStoriesRacismLove Story Author:Vivek Shraya
“I don't yet know what style will be required for my next novel, but my sense is that each book will involve a new relationship to language.” KnowsBookNextLanguageNovelStyleNew Relationship Author:Vivek Shraya
“I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.” IdeasFocusIntentionStartingGenreStarting Point Author:Vivek Shraya
“I couldn't write about love without writing about hate - specifically, how the experience of hatred embeds itself in the body and prevents love from entering or leaving.” WritingBodyHateHatredLeavingEntering Author:Vivek Shraya
“I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.” BodyVoiceProtestOnlineActivistEngagingHesitantEducating Others Author:Vivek Shraya