IT'S NOT JUST THE ADAGE 'WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW,' IT'S ABOUT GATHERING UP ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE YOU'VE COLLECTED UP TO NOW TO HELP YOU DIVE INTO THE THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW. I USE POETRY TO HELP ME WORK THROUGH WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT I SHOW UP TO EACH NEW POEM WITH A BACKPACK FULL OF EVERYWHERE ELSE THAT I'VE BEEN.
-SARAH KAY
YOU GET IDEAS FROM DAYDREAMING. YOU GET IDEAS FROM BEING BORED. YOU GET IDEAS ALL THE TIME. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WRITERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IS WE NOTICE WHEN WE'RE DOING IT.
-NEIL GAIMAN
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