Surgical Precision: An Interview with Jayne Martin by Naomi Ulsted
My writing is always heavily influenced by whatever I’m reading at the time so I push myself to “read above my grade level” in order to grow as a writer.
Category Archives: Interviews
Good Bones: An Interview with Laura Ellen Scott by Jen Michalski
The minimalism I was trained in is insufficient for the kinds of stories we need to tell today.
Personal Best: An Interview with Pamela Erens by Curtis Smith
I thought that authors writing in a personal way about a formative work of literature was a great idea.
The Experience of Reading: An Interview with Robin Black by Curtis Smith
Wisdom is only true wisdom when it isn’t merely a reassuring echo of one’s own views.
The Damage Done: An Interview with J.C. Todd by Curtis Smith
responsibility can be a restraint that gives shape to your art, but it also can be a release, enlarging perception, illuminating what had been unseen.
The Personalities of Concepts: An interview with Stephanie Barber by Alicia Puglionesi
I’m just writing about these ideas, these characters, and my lack of a clear moral directive became the subject as much as the animals, the crime and the humor are the subject.
Human Nature: An Interview with Tyler Barton by Curtis Smith
As I write, I follow the voice of the narrator through these moments and specifics, always paying close attention to the energy of sentences and where they lead.
Nearly Unavoidable and Never Ever Cool: An Interview with Dave Housley by Jen Michalski
The biggest challenge for me was trying to pull all those various threads back together again in a way that seemed more or less realistic and also satisfying.
Brutal Roots: An Interview with Leah Angstman by Dawn Raffel
I learned a long time ago that I don’t get to pick my own genre—someone else is always going to label me however he sees fit.
Character Studies: An Interview with Clarence Major by Abby Frucht
All it takes is two or three things to illuminate a character.
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