Nonfiction ties your hands a bit, and just like writing poetry in rhyme, it can force you to make more brutal decisions in terms of word choice, plot, etc.
Emily Susan RappIt's terrible to know that no matter how you try to help your child, his condition will worsen.
Emily Susan RappI don't believe in God, but I do believe in that chaotic reality, and also this: that none of us knows anything about anything. Period.
Emily Susan RappI have been, earlier in my life, a lazy writer. I'd spend three hours at the gym to avoid writing, or I'd just find other distractions - reading, doing laundry, talking on the phone, etc. But suddenly I was like a laser beam: I was relentlessly focused, sometimes to the detriment of other things.
Emily Susan Rapp