Ten Questions for Afabwaje Kurian

“Take a year, pursue it, and see what happens.” —Afabwaje Kurian, author of Before the Mango Ripens
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“Take a year, pursue it, and see what happens.” —Afabwaje Kurian, author of Before the Mango Ripens
The author of Freedom Is a Feast examines the inspirational power of real-life events.
“Just tell the truth.” —Kiran Bath, author of Instructions for Banno
“My ambition isn’t to write something that lets you shut out the world.” —Maureen Sun, author of The Sisters K
“Every book I read I annotate, trying to figure out the logic of the story.” —Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
“The task of the novelist, I think, consists of treating life as a research project.” —Nicolás Medina Mora
“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
“Above all, be brave!” —Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Every Hard Sweetness
The author of Short War ponders the ways research can deepen a fiction project—and how to know when enough is enough.
“Get ready for about fifteen drafts.” —Garrard Conley, author of All the World Beside