I start writing, pull whatever images happen to occur to me and make up a story, instead of starting with details that are real and I know of and going from there.
John DarnielleThe fact that somebody's telling you a story about people who didn't exist doesn't make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind.
John DarnielleI enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who've found a distinctive voice.
John DarnielleIt usually happens that I have multiple different projects going on at once, and one can be referencing the other.
John Darnielle