.Writers.on.Writing.
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W.o.W. #55
Dani Sacchi
What period of your life do you find you write about most often?
I tend to focus on the present day or the first eight years of my life when I lived in the Bronx. Those early years intensely influenced so much of the person I became as a teenager, from my attachment style to my behaviors. I have strong memories, beautiful and painful, from that time in my childhood that I lean on when writing stories.
What is a good writing habit you have picked up?
Something that completely transformed my editing post-rough draft is a tip I got from listening to Ocean Vuong talk about workshopping. I learned not to approach my writing with the intent to fix, but rather in the first one to three weeks, notice patterns, observe, learn the true intent of the piece, and then during the fourth and fifth weeks begin suggestions, criticisms, and making changes that align with the purpose of the story.
What does your inner writing voice tell you?
What are you waiting for?
If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
Don’t allow your lack of knowledge or experience to instill a fear of making mistakes. Make mistakes. Be playful. Have fun. Be vulnerable. This is your power.
An emerging voice in Orlando, Florida, Dani Sacchi brings a diverse background to her writing. With a bachelor’s degree in English under her belt, she has honed her craft through experience as a copywriter, high school teacher, and recruiter. Balancing a full-time job, she’s carving her path in the literary world, all while dreaming of returning to school for her master’s degree. At home, she finds inspiration alongside her loving husband and dog.
Dani’s incredible piece, “BOTH/AND,” was included in Yellow Arrow Journal’s issue EMBLAZON, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Fall 2023. She joined other EMBLAZON readers for Fleeting Moments, Inscribed: A Reading of EMBLAZON on November 29; the reading is now available on the Yellow Arrow YouTube channel.
Learn more about Dani on Instagram @officialdani and at danisacchi.squarespace.com.