Write with intention and intelligence and a curiosity about what fascinates you.
Jamila Minnicks
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The PEN Ten, interview with Jared Jackson, PEN America (January 12, 2023); Complete 12-word sentence, her own advice to young writers in answer9. Full original interview inspected via web; relevant excerpt cached. Not one of the quoted passages from her novel or from other writers.
- The PEN Ten, interview with Jared Jackson, PEN America (January 12, 2023)
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