Tia Williams

thumb|Tia Williams Tia Williams (born in 1975) is an American novelist and editor. Quotes To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and they know every note by heart. From her book, 'A Love Song for Ricki Wilde I believe in love at first sight, all of that. I’m a very romantic person. I romanticize life. How grim and sad is your life if you can’t mythologize it? Because life is hard. So I’ve always just tried to make a story out of everything. I don’t want things to be run of the mill. I want everything to be high stakes, more vivid than average: The most interesting people you’ve ever met, the funniest dialogue, the best sex, like ever. Because ultimately, this is a gift from me, to Black women. Tia Williams romance interview with Today.com I’ve seen beautiful things and terrible things. Until you, I didn’t know that they’re two sides of the same feeling. I want you, Ricki. Actually, it’s not a want. It’s an uncompromising, inconvenient need. But it’ll ruin us both. From her book, 'A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Humor is so important! Life is absurd. It truly is. And in The Perfect Find, the characters find themselves in some dramatic situations that call for some levity – a quip, a witticism, a bit of banter. It’s very much a Black thing to use humor to cope with outrageous circumstances! On what humor means to her as a storyteller Most generally, it’s the idea that we should live in a fair, equal society that doesn’t oppress, degrade, silence, ignore, or disempower women. Nobody is free until everybody is free. Most importantly, any true feminism theory must be intersectional. Author interview with Tia Williams on feminism and empowerment I think the thing that I’ve learned the most is that I don’t always have to write exactly about what I know. Talking about her growth as a writer during an interview with Madame Noire Why did I ever pick up a pen?! It’s hard! It’s hard because you’re not doing it for anyone else. You’re doing it for yourself and you have to be the boss and the taskmaster and if you’re tired or struggling or have writer’s block, it’s very hard to stay on top of your schedule to meet your goals. Tia Williams On Writing External links Category:Living people Category:Novelists from the United States Category:20th-century African-American women Category:Women authors from the United States Category:21st-century African-American women Category:University of Virginia alumni Category:People from Virginia Category:1975 births Category:Women born in the 1970s