Quotes – Annabel Smith

Reading is like shaking the kaleidoscope of who you are: the shards in there are the same old shards, but something reconfigures them….

I like this slightly different take on the ‘write what you know’ idea: Rather than write about what you know…write about what you…

Go a little out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about…

I recently rediscovered this quote, from Tobias Wolff’s incredible novel Old School, while looking through an old notebook. Does it feel true of…

I came across this quote earlier this week on Twitter, where it was shared by Sheree Joseph. I agree that stamina is a…

I came across this quote in Doris Lessing’s autobiography. I’m not sure if it’s completely true but I find it interesting to contemplate….

My writing comes from my questions, my fears, my compulsions, my wishes. Where does yours come from?

A very tiny taste of my work-in-progress Monkey See. I’m STILL editing but I’m confident this section won’t end up on the cutting…

Annabel Smith