“You learn that writing is about discipline. Not the punitive<\/p>\n
discipline. Not solitary confinement. Not whips of mea culpa, twisted<\/p>\n
Catholic guilt. You are not a masochist. A writer\u2019s discipline is about<\/p>\n
the return. About coming to the page, the computer, even when you<\/p>\n
have nothing to say, when you are stuck. You are stuck so often. But<\/p>\n
you return. As a Woman of Color you know that writing is not about<\/p>\n
having a room of your own or an entire day. It is about returning to<\/p>\n
the brief moments in between office hours, before class, prior to a<\/p>\n
meeting. Carving out spaces in between the moments that matter.<\/p>\n
There is so much matter\u2014the density of people, priorities, protests.<\/p>\n
You slice chaotic spaces into small segments of solitude. Writing<\/p>\n
requires an isolation, which first terrifies you. Now you crave it.”<\/p>\n
\u2014Jessica Lopez Lyman, How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“You learn that writing is about discipline. Not the punitive discipline. Not solitary confinement. Not whips of mea culpa, twisted Catholic guilt. You are not a masochist. A writer\u2019s discipline is about the return. About coming to the page, the computer, even when you have nothing to say, when you …<\/p>\n