The dialogue. I love writing dialogue and using that particular element of narrative to draw out the heart of a story because storytelling as a disci… - Nic Stone

Nonreaders. Especially Nonreaders of Color. Which I didn’t even realize until so many of them started contacting me. I write for them because I think it’s important to read, and yet I also understand that when you’ve never really seen yourself if the type of stuff you’re assigned, reading seems kinda wack [sic]. So I wanna hook the reluctants and get them started reading for enjoyment.…

When I started writing, it was a way to understand my own adolescence, and what came out was a revelation about my own teenage years...

Nonfiction is supposed to drive home a point. In fiction, you need more nuance, buried in layers. There is character development and plot, and that switch can be tricky. I really like writing short stories, and I wish they were more popular...