Lori O’Dea, author of Little Cavendish
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I started thinking of myself as a writer as a kid. My first writing was poetry. I subscribed to a magazine called Daisy that published poetry, so I’d submit to that. In middle school, a poet-in-residence taught writing workshops at my school.…
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CG Fewston, author of Cowboy
What advice would you give to aspiring authors? Well, certainly I would recommend Joseph Campbell and all of his works, including The Masks of God. And also, John Gardner’s works in regards to his books on the writing craft. And I would advise younger writers to discover those as quickly…
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Guus Kooij, author of The Cloaked Saviour
What inspires you to write? I am most interested in the point where large systems become personal. Politics, institutions, inequality, and social change can sound abstract until you put ordinary people inside them and ask what they are willing to accept, what they are willing to risk, and what happens…
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Kerim Tapkan, author of P.X: No Man’s Space
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? P.X: No Man’s Space begins when Kai Carson, a naval architect in Seattle, receives contact from someone who knows far more about Earth and Kai’s family than he should. What first looks like a private mystery opens onto a hidden…
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Cynthia Baseman, author of Weirdos Welcome
What inspires you to write? Life throws a lot of curveballs at a person. Writing helps me make sense of it. Journaling, writing, and, of course, reading books of all genres is a gift I don’t take for granted. The thing about writing and reading is, you don’t need anyone’s…
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Chip Jacobs, author of Later Days
What inspires you to write? Ever since high school, I’ve had this fire-in-the-belly to tell stories in a world I find endlessly fascinating. I also get motivated learning about an injustice—someone screwed over, someone glossed over by history—then exposing it to restore some balance. What day jobs have you held,…
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