How Prewriting Can Invigorate Your Work
The author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts From a Dakota Garden reflects on how a practice of free-writing can help writers uncover hidden truths.
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From the Magazine
Ten Questions for Ananda Lima
“I had to focus on readers who were moved by the same things I was.” —Ananda Lima, author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
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Ten Questions for Morgan Talty
“Every book I read I annotate, trying to figure out the logic of the story.” —Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
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Ten Questions for Dorothy Chan
“I consider notetaking to be an integral form of the writing process.” —Dorothy Chan, author of Return of the Chinese Femme
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Ten Questions for Alison C. Rollins
“I don’t hold myself to a rigid writing schedule but instead listen to my mind, body, and heart and write accordingly.” —Alison C. Rollins, author of Black Bell
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Ten Questions for Callie Siskel
“I think the arc of writing a poem is similar to the experience of ascending and descending physical terrain.” —Callie Siskel, author of Two Minds
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To Use or Not to Use First Person
The author of Short War offers some perspective on whether a first person narrator can enhance or inhibit a story.
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Ten Questions for Sheila Carter-Jones
“Above all, be brave!” —Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Every Hard Sweetness
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Ten Questions for April Gibson
“Take as long as you need.” —April Gibson, author of The Span of a Small Forever
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Familiar Characters
The author of Short War contemplates the rewards of modeling minor characters on real people.
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