Ann Aguirre Quotes

Ann Aguirre
American Author
Character Make Me People Woman Write
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
I remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight. Ann Aguirre
Positive Be Happy Happy Remember Girl Lost Chubby Unless Books Kid Okay Find About Could Never Weight Remember When She Make Friends Anything
People need to believe they can make a difference - that one person standing strong can turn the tide. Ann Aguirre
People Strong Believe Tide Make Make A Difference Person Difference Turn Standing Need
My process seems to be unusual in the sense that I don't create worlds before characters. With me, character is king. Ann Aguirre
Character Me King Before Sense Worlds Characters Seems Unusual Process Create
The people I write are real to me, and basically, they tell me about their environments on a need-to-know basis. Ann Aguirre
Me People Tell About Write Environments Real Basically Basis
My life experiences are different than the average person because I've spent the last 10 years living in Mexico. I generally don't know what's going on in America, and when I do visit for work, I'm often interrogated about my life choices by random strangers. Ann Aguirre
Life Work Random My Life Strangers Living Spent Visit Life Experiences About Generally Know Because Years Mexico Than Person America Going Often Different Experiences Average Choices Average Person Last
Since becoming aware of the need to be inclusive, I've tried to make my stories broader and more representative of our world. Ann Aguirre
World Inclusive Our Broader Our World Tried More Since Make Becoming Representative Stories Aware Need
In 2007, I sold my first book, 'Grimspace.' It says it's SF on the spine. I believe it to be SF, though it's certainly written differently. I write in first person, present tense, and the protagonist is a woman with a woman's thoughts, feelings, and sexual desires. Ann Aguirre
Thoughts Woman Book First Feelings Believe Sold Says Though Sexual Spine Write Written Tense Protagonist First-Person Person Certainly Differently Present Present Tense Desires
Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress. Ann Aguirre
Women Men Too Ways Distress Women Are Won Prizes Often Portrayed Two
I had a respected SF writer call me 'girlie' and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together. Ann Aguirre
Me Together Coffee Before Panel Respected Writer Had Demand Call Him Were Get
I've held my silence when I probably shouldn't have. But I was in the minority, a woman writing SF, and I was afraid of career backlash. I was afraid of being excluded or losing opportunities if I didn't play nice. Ann Aguirre
Silence Woman Writing Opportunities Losing Minority Nice Backlash Excluded Afraid Being Held Play Career

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