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Joss Whedon on Why He Writes…
I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of. Joss Whedon
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Greg McManus, Author of The Bunker
When and why did you begin writing? I have always written little things like occasional poems but never anything big. In May 2015, my job took me away to another state where I was living in a motel room alone. I was bored and lonely during the time I was not working. I sat down…
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Margaret Atwood on Dystopias, and Sci-Fi Exploring NYC’s Hispanic Roots…
Margaret Atwood: ‘All dystopias are telling you is to make sure you’ve got a lot of canned goods and a gun’ (The Guardian) When The Handmaid’s Tale was published, she says, the novel was reviewed by British critics as an enjoyable fantasy, and by the Canadians with a certain anxiety (“Could it happen here?”). In…
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Harold Titus, Author of Crossing the River
When did you first consider yourself a writer? After I received compliments from strangers who reviewed my Revolutionary War novel, printed in 2011, I ceased doubting myself as an author. I know what I can do; I also know my limitations. I know that diligence rewards. The desire to write began when I first started…
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The Monkey on Her Back by Lily Iona MacKenzie
It crept up on her, starting just before her 62nd birthday: something wasn’t quite right with her body. Her stomach felt gassy at times, bloated and unsettled. No pain. An old malady for her, periodically she had attacks of gas and spasms, but she assumed it was irritable bowel syndrome. Still, Laura’s new doctor wanted…
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And Ye Shall Be As Gods by Jan Notzon
Who is responsible? In his quest to find the author of his beloved little sister’s retreat from the world into darkness and despair, Jacob Kazmareck must confront evils past and present. From his abandoned career as a public defender, to teaching high school in the wilds of the South Bronx, he finally finds his way…
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What to write…
Write what should not be forgotten. Isabel Allende
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Jonda S. Beattie, Author of Benji’s Messy Room
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing about 11 years ago when I started my Time Space Organization business. At first, I wrote articles and blogs as well as presentations. I wrote in order to show myself an expert in my field. Why did you choose to write in your particular field…
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Publishing House Seals Deal with Marvel, Understanding the ‘Slush Pile’…
What really happens to manuscripts sent to publishers? (ABC Online) In recent years the cobweb-draped tower of manuscripts tottering in the cleaning cupboard of a publishing house has been replaced with an electronic file on somebody’s hard drive. The slush pile, however, is not on the way out. Increasingly, it’s an avenue for emerging writers who…
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Charles Freedom Long, Author of Dancing with the Dead
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? I began writing poetry in grammar school. By the time I entered college, I had notebooks filled with poems. I took every literature class I could and became enamored of modern English literature, especially e.e. cummings, Ezra Pound, Allen Ginsberg, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Merton, and the novelists William…
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