“I have a particular style of writing and my voice sounds a particular way, which lends itself to a certain style.” Quote by Brooke Fraser
“I feel like I always have to have a song on my album that people can use in their weddings.” PeopleFeelsUseSongAlbums Author:Brooke Fraser
“I'm a bit of a book worm, so a lot of the songs I write are inspired by books.” WritingBookSongBitsInspiredWorms Author:Brooke Fraser
“Italians in particular are seen as either benign and child-like (the sweet old nonna with her meatballs), menacing mobsters, or hyper-sexualized housewives and gigolos; the kind of nourishment I'm looking for doesn't lie in any of these stereotypes.” KindChildrenLyingParticularSweetStereotypeNourishmentHousewifeBenignHyperMobsterMeatballsGigolo Author:Christopher Castellani
“I realized that you have to deal with a lot of baggage when you write about your own era, that it's harder to separate what is actually compelling from what is interesting simply because it mattered to you at the time.” WritingInterestingDealsHarderI RealizedErasCompellingBaggage Author:Christopher Castellani
“I think that's actually what draws me to family stories: the various roles we each play with each member of our families, and how different they can be from who we are with our friends and partners and lovers. I'm endlessly fascinated by how we navigate these family dynamics; they are the dramas each of us live out day after day, often in ways we don't even realize.” ThinkingWayDifferentPlayStoriesRealizingRolesLoversDramaMembersDrawsVariousPartnersOur FamilyWho We AreFascinatedNavigateDynamics Author:Christopher Castellani
“I don't come from a family of readers - in fact, my parents are unable to read the books in English.” BookFactsParentReader Author:Christopher Castellani
“My relationship with my parents is among the greatest gifts of my life.” ParentGreatest Gifts Author:Christopher Castellani
“I wrote in the mornings, often in cafes, on the way to the office. I gave myself a daily word minimum, usually 750. I tried to save revision for the weekends, when I had more consecutive hours to string together.” WayTogetherHoursMorningOfficeStringsWeekendMinimumRevisionCafesConsecutive Author:Christopher Castellani
“I haven't hit the bestseller list, but I consider myself one of the luckiest writers in the world, and this is mainly because of Grub Street.” WorldStreetsHavensLists Author:Christopher Castellani
“When I was a very small child I went to a new play group. The first thing I did was run over to a little tot with incredibly chubby cheeks and sink my teeth right into them.” FirstsChildrenLittlesPlayRunningGroupsTeethCheeksSmall ChildTotsChubby Cheeks Author:Rae Morris