I like seeing my physical progress through a volume, particularly if it's a big book. Elizabeth McCracken bigbookphysical Change image and share on social
The walls of the Franciscan Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary were ruined stucco chipping away from the brick underneath, with ghostly frescoes, concrete-filled niches, and one complete, vivid crucifix painted over the altar. Elizabeth McCracken altarassumptionbrick share on social
I own an e-reader, but I use it almost exclusively to read things that aren't books - student theses, unbound galleys. Elizabeth McCracken bookexclusivelygalley Change image and share on social
In library science school, back in the years of glowing green non-graphical screens and protocols called Archie and Veronica, I wrote Internet documentation. Elizabeth McCracken archiebackcall Change image and share on social
I feel like I don't understand time in novels, really. I bumble forward, is all. Elizabeth McCracken bumblefeelforward Change image and share on social
Some graphic narrative art presses against the panel: you wrestle with it at the level of the paper. Elizabeth McCracken artgraphiclevel Change image and share on social
New Orleans is still the place where you find out that you have a doppelganger and feel lucky - but somehow unsurprised - to learn that his name is Mad Bottom. Elizabeth McCracken bottomdoppelgangerfeel Change image and share on social
Remember that a woman who has given birth to a dead child has given birth and is recovering physically, too. Don't be afraid of grieving parents. Elizabeth McCracken afraidbirthchild Change image and share on social
I'm a higgledy-piggledy person in every way. On days that I work, I work for eight hours in a row, with my internet access entirely turned off, locked in my office. Elizabeth McCracken accessdayhiggledy Change image and share on social
When it comes to other people's writing, my older influences are more powerful than more recent ones, partially because I'm now more worried that I'll suddenly accidentally steal something from another writer. Elizabeth McCracken accidentallyinfluenceold share on social
