“And honestly, there’s still something amazing about starting with nothing but an idea and eventually holding an actual book in my hands. I’ve published a lot of books at this point, and that part hasn’t gotten old.” – P.J. Hoover

“The most rewarding part is when your writing—especially the process of working through a difficult narrative—actually changes your own perspective on the subject you thought you already knew well enough to write about.” — John Pipkin

“When I follow my own curiosity, it always leads me to deeper connection with myself and others who are brave enough to trust and follow their own curiosity too. That makes me feel alive, and it’s a feeling I want to touch as often as I can.” — Ariana Brown

“I can’t write for every person. But I know that stories are universal enough that if I’m interested in it, others will be too.” —Samantha M. Clark

“This is the beauty of memoir: it can make the alien familiar and the familiar surprising.” —Mallary Tenore Tarpley

“I love how my writing has put me in rooms with people that I’m proud to be in community with.” —Bianca Alyssa Pérez

“[R]emember how to create joy and safety in your writing process, because it won’t always be an easy thing to reach for.” —Ariana Brown

“[W]hen I process the world, I do it through words.” —Erin Roberts

“[E]very story is about character, and the individual characters in the narrative are what will make or break a story.” —John Pipkin

“When [writing] works, you feel less alone on either side of it.” —Sara Kocek