"When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I'm continually inspired and write reflexively"
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The subtext is a quiet rebuttal to the workshop model of writing - outlines, deliberate voice, “kill your darlings.” By insisting “It is not done with a conscious effort,” she positions her best work as something that happens to her rather than something she manufactures. That posture can be both liberating and strategic. Liberating because it protects the spark: you don’t interrogate the magic while it’s occurring. Strategic because it inoculates against critique; if the work is “reflexive,” then over-editing becomes a kind of betrayal, and expectations shift from precision to feeling.
There’s also a contemporary context here: in an era where creators are pressured to brand themselves as hustling professionals, she claims a more private origin story. “Continually inspired” reads like a defense against the fear every writer has - that the well will run dry. She’s not just describing her method; she’s reassuring us (and herself) that the channel stays open.
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"When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I'm continually inspired and write reflexively." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-i-write-i-simply-follow-my-heart-and-my-130348/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

