The Maid-Up Vocabulary of Abby Frucht: An Interview by Curtis Smith
I felt hemmed in by prose and by the apparent obligation of things like syntax and punctuation to make sense of things, to construct hierarchies of thought and utterances.
Category Archives: Interviews
Hardcore UFOs: An Interview with James Brubaker by Meghan Reed
It was really about finding the best approach to tell the story and serve both the characters and the mysteries they were chasing.
The New Barbarians: An Interview with Kirby Gann by Curtis Smith
A novel should be more than its page-by-page performance.
We Are All Made of Stars: An Interview with Anne Elliott (by Jen Michalski)
When I sit down to write, I feel my responsibility is to tell the truth, to try not to flinch, and to consider the ways in which my work might affect readers of all kinds.
Hidden Treasures: An Interview with Sandra A. Miller by Curtis Smith
I wanted to write this book the same way you engage in a treasure hunt: discovering clues, then going back in time to connect them to something you found earlier.
Setting the Family Free: An Interview with Eric D. Goodman by Ruut DeMeo
We’ve managed to isolate ourselves, as a society, from nature. Throwing the animals back on equal footing is an interesting idea.
The Flow of Fiction: An Interview with Sion Dayson by Ruut DeMeo
So often, I’m surprised by what appears on the page. Fiction is a vehicle for fostering empathy.
Survivor Diaries: An Interview with Amye Archer
Parkland happened, and we knew we couldn’t stay silent any longer.
Radical Empathy: An Interview with Aaron Hamburger by Ruut DeMeo
As artists, we will never know the full extent to which our work has affected others. But I would ask this, if you could change just one person’s life, wouldn’t it be worth it? And if that person is just you, the artist, aren’t you worth it?
Inner Demons: An Interview with Steve Almond by Curtis Smith
Our favorite books are part of what allow us to peel back the layers of our own selfhood, to reflect on our experiences.
