I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries. Julianna Baggott More Quotes by Julianna Baggott More Quotes From Julianna Baggott One of the reasons I write in different genres is that I get to have the feeling - even fleetingly - that I'm not just writing like Baggott again. I can escape myself. Julianna Baggott genre-isfeelingswriting Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull. Julianna Baggott collectivesunderestimated The fact is there are many women who nod politely, even agree openly within their male-dominated often highly educated cultures, but vote their own minds. Julianna Baggott malesmindculture My childhood was marked by the great fear of nuclear holocaust. We practiced our Civil Defense Drills, lining up in hallways, curled to the floor, but we knew we'd die or, worse, survive only to suffer radiation and slow death. Julianna Baggott holocaustchildhoodsuffering I wrote before I could write. I got my hands on a journal, maybe a hand-me-down; I had three older siblings. My first entries are in the handwriting of the sister closets in age (5 years my senior). She must have gotten tired of my dictations because she gave up and then my blocky scrawl shows up. I wrote plays as a kid mostly. Julianna Baggott siblingseniorwriting I'm not the kind of writer who's able to block out the world around me. I'm mindful of our own haves and have-nots, how our culture often blames and punishes the have-nots. I worry about our precarious economic and political climate. Julianna Baggott mepoliticalcultureworld
