A lot of my writer friends - some of whom are brilliant - work when the Muse calls them, for lack of a better description. You know, days of nothing, then this creative burst where they write for 36 hours straight fueled by caffeine and idealism. G. Willow Wilson More Quotes by G. Willow Wilson More Quotes From G. Willow Wilson Despite all the criticisms that have been leveled at the comics community, both in terms of fans and creators, I have always felt more comfortable and accepted in the comics community than I have in any other medium of publishing that I've had the pleasure of working in. G. Willow Wilson always pleasure community fans In comics, we're all weird together. I can go to a comics convention and not stand out, even though I'm the only woman in a headscarf there, because the guy next to me has a beard and a Sailor Moon costume. G. Willow Wilson woman me beard together I write about real life as it is lived by the young American Muslim women that I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout the course of my travels as a writer and being able to speak in different places and meet different people at signings and things. G. Willow Wilson women speak life people Being a Muslim in America, I've noticed that there's a ton of crossover between the Muslim community and geekdom. G. Willow Wilson muslim being community america When I need guidance or just to kvetch or to bounce ideas off of people, I go to Gail Simone, who is very much kind of the den mother of all of us who are working comics. G. Willow Wilson go mother people ideas I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots. G. Willow Wilson i-was-born new born roots Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty. G. Willow Wilson get like puberty superhero When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into. G. Willow Wilson some you history years As a writer and a mom, I wish I could split into two or three different people so I could be with my kids all day, write all day, and go out and do the interviews all day. Multiplicity woman! G. Willow Wilson woman day mom people People love to talk about new and different. They don't always love to buy and read new and different. G. Willow Wilson new always love people I think people, especially in the Muslim community, are rightly cautious any time you hear, 'Oh, there's going to be a Muslim character.' G. Willow Wilson you time character people That's something the head scarf, in a symbolic way, is meant to do in Arabic culture: it defines your relationship to your husband and the men of your family differently than your relationship to the average guy on the street you've never met. G. Willow Wilson you family relationship men The great thing about Cairo is the vast majority of women wear some kind of head scarf, but they are also very fashion-conscious. They love bright colors. G. Willow Wilson great colors women love I think any time you have a super team, whether it's all men or all women or both, what you have are people with very unique strengths that aren't always totally compatible. G. Willow Wilson you women time men
