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Francesca Lia Block
American
Author
Born:
Dec 3
,
1962
Love
Me
Myself
Teacher
Writing
You
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It's scary to become a woman in this world. We have to understand that some of the messages we get, messages that we are not enough, are there to keep our power in check. We can't buy into these messages.
Francesca Lia Block
Buy
Woman
World
Power
Become
Enough
Our
Some
Scary
Check
Messages
Understand
Get
Keep
Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love.
Francesca Lia Block
Love
You
Conflict
First
Add
Abandon
Characters
Constraints
Brutally
Write
Make
Read
What You Love
Afraid
Cut
Separate
Your
Files
Suffer
Second
Draft
Save
Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but ultimately I believe that if you push through, the process is healing and exhilarating.
Francesca Lia Block
Teacher
Me
You
Healing
Writing
Believe
Say
Through
Push
Students
Cathartic
Exhausting
Exhilarating
Hear
Ultimately
Very
Process
Painful
Many
I love Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. I also love more cerebral poets like H.D. and Emily Dickinson. My parents subscribed to a monthly poetry periodical, and as a teenager I was introduced to Denise Levertov, who was an influence.
Francesca Lia Block
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Teenager
Monthly
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