Where were you
born and raised?
Sanford, Florida
What was it that first got you into writing and when did you start writing?
Grief, as has been true of so many writers I know. Not death, in my case, but a
loss. This was when I was 18-19.
Which writers have influenced you the most?
Virginia Woolf. D. H. Lawrence. And so many others.
What kind of things do you write?
Literary fiction--novels and short stories.
What are you working on now?
I'm working on a short story that has some of the same characters as a previous
story I've written.
What is your writing day like?
I get up, usually somewhere between 5 and 7 in the morning, make coffee, and
then write for as long as I can.
What’s the most exciting thing about writing for you?
Getting it right.
What’s the most frustrating thing about writing for you?
Not being able to get it right.
What’s the best piece of feedback that you’ve had from your audience?
This was not from an audience member but from Grace Paley to all young writers
(this was a few years ago now): "Keep a low overhead." Very few of us
can actually support ourselves with our writing. And we shouldn't expect to,
but nor should we put ourselves in the position of feeling tempted to dilute
our writing in any way to make it more marketable.
Do you write for a particular audience, or is your first priority to satisfy
your own creativity?
Writers are always being asked this. Susan Sontag responded by saying that she
wrote for the dead, meaning the writers she read and admired who came before
her. I've always thought that was a great answer.
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