Trusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
ADRIANA TRIGIANITrusting that the feelings will be delivered, and that the recipient will understand the writer’s intent.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIBeware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThe sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII even love the smell of books.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIHow dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what’s funny, how to build distinctive and original characters.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThe ship’s manifest showed that they could read and write.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII am in total silence when I write.
ADRIANA TRIGIANISome artists never see their work in front of an audience.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIThings that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIAnd so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIMaybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn’t worry about the consequences.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIBut what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.
ADRIANA TRIGIANII like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI