The two authors talk about the intersections of community and the canon: “There must be space in literature for the multiplicity of human experiences.”
When I write fiction I often discover I know a great deal more about the fictional world (and the fictional people in it) than I know about the real world.
It was the deepest dive I have ever taken. As much as I care about all of the work I’ve done, I knew I would never tell a more important story than this.
The Pieces I Am presents Toni as the person that I know. Audiences will see her as the brilliant, strong woman she is. They will love her more than ever.
I don’t know why I have to keep learning the same lesson again, but here’s one I can't seem to remember: Your writing doesn’t care about your plans for it.
I think of that little girl in me, that 17-year-old, 14-year-old, who wanted to see books like mine. I wanted to see love between two women on the page.