I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.
When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.
As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.
Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.
Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.
My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.