The Art of Pacing: Meet the Instructor
Joy Wang February 25, 2026
“No story is beyond hope.” —Chaitali Sen
“No story is beyond hope.” —Chaitali Sen
“I’m looking forward to coming out from under my rock and meeting more writers!” —Daniel Verastiqui
“A critic wrote that my book Last Race was ‘the most bizarre and entertaining book I’ve read in years.’ That’s how I like to interpret the world we live in.” —Richard May
“The most important thing that I have taken from [my writing challenges] is to please myself with the writing first—that is to love what I’m writing.” —Elizabeth Hobbs
“[I]f it doesn’t ring true to me, I don’t care to write it.” —Stephanie Macias
“I love that feeling of coming across a sentence that is so real and true it takes your breath away. That’s pure magic!” —Julie Poole
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“I write for the story. It dictates how it wants to be told, what will happen. The trick is to listen. The rest […] will follow naturally.” —Sherri L. Smith
“Memoir writing is like holding up a mirror to yourself and your readers, with hopes that they can see themselves reflected in your story and ultimately feel less alone.” —Mallary Tenore Tarpley
“[W]ords are speaking emotion and humanity more than they are a language.” —Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton