Category: Author Interview
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B. Lynn Goodwin, Author of Talent
What are some day jobs you have held? I have taught English and drama in high school and college, directed community theatre, been a caregiver for my mom, worked in adult literacy, written for a number of publications, been the editor of Writer Advice since 1997, and been a wife (not a job—more like an…
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Cenarth Fox, Author and Playwright
When and why did you begin writing? I’m not sure, but I think I was about 16. I was the secretary of a sporting club – a cricket club – and there was a social event to end the season. I had to write a notice about the event and included some doggerel. Why? I…
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Saqib Noor, Author of The White and Black Book
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I found myself hiding from the world in a dark closet, filled with yesterday’s boxes and worn out blankets. I would cram myself into the most awkward space but always leave the tiniest gap in the door to allow a strip of light in…
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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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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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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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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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R.V. Reyes, Author of Jeweler’s Mark
When and why did you begin writing? I have been writing since I was a kid. There is a photo of me receiving a creative writing award in my elementary school yearbook. For me, writing is instinct. I am a better person when I’m keeping a writing schedule. For some folks, it is meditation or…
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Lily Iona Mackenzie, Author of Fling!
When and why did you begin writing? I don’t think I had any choice. Writing is as necessary to me as eating, and if I don’t write each day, I become irritable and unpleasant to live with. Ask my husband! When I was 13, I started a diary, but I was afraid someone would see…
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Lynn McCain, Author of Neither Light Nor Dark
When did you first consider yourself a writer? Well, I have always loved to write. I still remember the first poem that I wrote in the second grade, and I have continued to write poetry to this day. Do you have a special time to write, or how is your day structured to accommodate your…
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