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Carrie White isn't just Hollywood's Hairstylist. She was the first woman to infiltrate and claim a male dominated field as her own. Her artistry and connectedness have landed her in some of the world's most famous homes!
What was the defining moment for you when you realized you were not only good at styling hair, but had mastered this skill to the extent that the world now appeared accessible?
I never feel ‘Mastered’ as I am always challenging myself, competing with myself, wanting the next haircut or color to be better than my last one and therefore I am always in a state of learning.
I do recognize my abilities as an artist, and in this field it gives me great advantage- I know line, design shapes, and have a color background as a painter. My taste lends itself to strive for chic and avant garde, hip and classic, that makes for good hair too and confidence is in knowing the difference in bad line color and cheap taste. I for sure know the importance of staying current and which insists on ‘re-mastering’ constantly.
But I never, never think I know it all or I’m The Best. I am always curious and push myself to improve. I think that’s what keeps me interested and even excited about hairdressing for over 45 years.
Dealing with people is another Art, and this works for me too, cos I genuinely like people.
Do you believe hairstyling and fashion can be learned, or does there exist an inborn gift which makes one, not only a stylist but an artist?
I say, “You can teach all you know to a student, but you can’t make them think.”
There is a saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.”
In other words, Technology can have directions, but the eye of the desgner and the sense of timing and taste is the art. I have always been into the Art of Hairdressing. Business of Hair is not as passionate for me. Art is my heart. I believe, the artist develops ways to achieve what they already see, or want. It is an inborn gift. Personally, I can’t take credit for it either. I am an expression of what I was born with, what I care about.
That taste and eye is what makes the difference, the cut of a Chanel suit or an Alexander Mc Queen coat, or a Tom Ford dress. It’s a choice by an artist.
I run my business as a representative of my taste also, from service to style to the art of dealing with people. I have clients from 1966 as well as young models and musicians and business clients of 2006.
Its all ART to me. I see hair and poetry.
In what positive ways did your difficult childhood influence your life as an adult and artist?
I find the actual art of hairdressing is meditative. I get lost in creating and troubles dissolve. Art work is a healing for me. Art work gets my undivided attention with an attentive audience. Be it hair, or the blank page that awaits the paint or the word.
It is my intention to do my best, not what I can get away with, and that my friend I believe is really the thin line between the artist and the non-artist.
What is the message you hope readers will take from Upper Cut?
To respect their hope and know… nothing changes until we do.
The journey is finding out what is in the way of your dreams and make a difference. Then push forward like the blooming seed that we come from, push through hurdles, quicksand and cement. Never give-up on your true dreams and desires.
You are candid about your past substance abuse and addictions. What drives you to make such personal information public?
To help anyone with similar struggles and make clear that Alcoholism is an illness and not a moral issue, rather a celluar , mental difference from others that do not have the craving, addiction, compulsive threat against all good reasoning.
I want to be one more person to punch a hole in the dark looming cloud of shame, and offer the example, that recovery is here for all who sincerely want it.
Who ignores cancer? Why don’t addicts and alcoholics rush for treatment? With so much invested into drinking and using it’s a fight to accept the fact it doesn’t work. Also the stigma is the trap that prevents people to reach out for help. Without admitting the problem, the cure is unattainable.
End of Interview Part One.
Thank you so very much for this wonderful interview Carrie White! Part Two of this interview will be posted next week, so please stay tuned: ) Please join the Upper Cut discussion on Goodreads!
Upper Cut ISBN: 978-1439199091
You may find out more about Carrie White at www.thecarriewhite.com as well as on Goodreads.com
What was the defining moment for you when you realized you were not only good at styling hair, but had mastered this skill to the extent that the world now appeared accessible?
I never feel ‘Mastered’ as I am always challenging myself, competing with myself, wanting the next haircut or color to be better than my last one and therefore I am always in a state of learning.
I do recognize my abilities as an artist, and in this field it gives me great advantage- I know line, design shapes, and have a color background as a painter. My taste lends itself to strive for chic and avant garde, hip and classic, that makes for good hair too and confidence is in knowing the difference in bad line color and cheap taste. I for sure know the importance of staying current and which insists on ‘re-mastering’ constantly.
But I never, never think I know it all or I’m The Best. I am always curious and push myself to improve. I think that’s what keeps me interested and even excited about hairdressing for over 45 years.
Dealing with people is another Art, and this works for me too, cos I genuinely like people.
Do you believe hairstyling and fashion can be learned, or does there exist an inborn gift which makes one, not only a stylist but an artist?
I say, “You can teach all you know to a student, but you can’t make them think.”
There is a saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.”
In other words, Technology can have directions, but the eye of the desgner and the sense of timing and taste is the art. I have always been into the Art of Hairdressing. Business of Hair is not as passionate for me. Art is my heart. I believe, the artist develops ways to achieve what they already see, or want. It is an inborn gift. Personally, I can’t take credit for it either. I am an expression of what I was born with, what I care about.
That taste and eye is what makes the difference, the cut of a Chanel suit or an Alexander Mc Queen coat, or a Tom Ford dress. It’s a choice by an artist.
I run my business as a representative of my taste also, from service to style to the art of dealing with people. I have clients from 1966 as well as young models and musicians and business clients of 2006.
Its all ART to me. I see hair and poetry.
In what positive ways did your difficult childhood influence your life as an adult and artist?
I find the actual art of hairdressing is meditative. I get lost in creating and troubles dissolve. Art work is a healing for me. Art work gets my undivided attention with an attentive audience. Be it hair, or the blank page that awaits the paint or the word.
It is my intention to do my best, not what I can get away with, and that my friend I believe is really the thin line between the artist and the non-artist.
What is the message you hope readers will take from Upper Cut?
To respect their hope and know… nothing changes until we do.
The journey is finding out what is in the way of your dreams and make a difference. Then push forward like the blooming seed that we come from, push through hurdles, quicksand and cement. Never give-up on your true dreams and desires.
You are candid about your past substance abuse and addictions. What drives you to make such personal information public?
To help anyone with similar struggles and make clear that Alcoholism is an illness and not a moral issue, rather a celluar , mental difference from others that do not have the craving, addiction, compulsive threat against all good reasoning.
I want to be one more person to punch a hole in the dark looming cloud of shame, and offer the example, that recovery is here for all who sincerely want it.
Who ignores cancer? Why don’t addicts and alcoholics rush for treatment? With so much invested into drinking and using it’s a fight to accept the fact it doesn’t work. Also the stigma is the trap that prevents people to reach out for help. Without admitting the problem, the cure is unattainable.
End of Interview Part One.
Thank you so very much for this wonderful interview Carrie White! Part Two of this interview will be posted next week, so please stay tuned: ) Please join the Upper Cut discussion on Goodreads!
Upper Cut ISBN: 978-1439199091
You may find out more about Carrie White at www.thecarriewhite.com as well as on Goodreads.com
From painting advertisements on local store windows to earn money as a kid, to styling the likes of Elvis Presley and Brad Pitt, Carrie White has come a long way. Part two of her interview is meant to reach hearts, to help others BELIEVE in themselves and in their abilities despite personal limitations. In her candid and beautiful way, Carrie White shares her understanding of the world.
What helps you to remain clean and sober?
Helping others, reminds me where I came from…and where I do not want to go again. And it is the only way I can say Thank You to those who help me, by recognizing the needs of others.
It is also how I truly say I am sorry for the pain I have caused my children. It is also how I honor those who gave their lives and that they did not die in vain, like my mother and my father and my husband who was the love of my life.
As a famous Hollywood Hairstylist and Author with disabilities such as dyslexia and ADD, what advice would you give to others who may feel trapped by their limitations?
I say embrace it, know it, work with it,, use it to ones benefit. I laugh at my A.D.D. and call it multi-tasking… then my compulsiveness forces me to finish all the things I started that I didn’t finish cos my A.D.D. distracted me. I talk myself through things, “What are you doing now Carrie?” “Is this urgent?” “Shouldn’t you be getting ready for work instead of cutting flowers in the garden, at least right now, can’t you do this later?”
Point is: I try to be aware of time as a guide, make lists for one day, and check in to a schedule. Time is a good monitor for assistance to focus.
I make tremendous effort listening to someone in conversation, its easier to listen in lecture or film but one on one, conversations, I get excited and want to jump in and on someones sentence. That’s rude, so I grit my teeth to keep my mouth shut sometimes and stare at their lips so I don’t interrupt and wait until they are finished. Ha~!
My A.D.D. works cutting hair, I can jump around and cut all over someones head, they don’t know what I am doing. As long as it all connects when I an finished. Again, the time monitor keeps me in check for the next client.
Writing however is a constant battle with Dyslexia and A.D.D. and O.C.C.
I help myself with this sentence when I find myself distracting myself: “Are you getting closer to completing Upper Cut or further away?”
I wrote Upper Cut, starting in 1989, before and after work and on my days off, breaking only for family birthdays or needs. (I didn’t want to not be here for my kids now…cos I was writing about how badly I felt not being there for them then. ) Ha!
What is your favorite hairstyle of all time?
The Shag…and all its years of evolutions up to today. From heads like Jim Morrison and Mick Jaggar, Farrah Fawcett, the Meg Ryan shorter shaggy version to the Rachel-Cut a shaggy bob…but they are all extensions of the Shag…
I say; ‘Life is what happens in between layers and going them out. ‘ I say that with bangs too.
Which authors and artists inspire you?
Micheal Crichton, Rainer Marie Rilke, David Sedaris, William Shakespeare, William Blake, Octavio Paz, Joseph Campbell, Marget Atwood, Anne Frank and Anne Lamont, Dorothy Parker, Charles Bukowski, eecummings, Bill Wilson, founder of A.A. and creator of the 12 Step program. Add Dali, Chagal, Arthur Rackham, Arcimboldo, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frida Kahlo, Tim Burton, Ed Rusha, Wallace Berman, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrex, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Beethoven, Bizet, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Citizen Cope, Eminem, Sade, Sting, Cole Porter, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Teddy Pendergrass, Lucille Ball, Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Betty Davis. Alexandre McQueen, Chanel, Lagerfeld, Viviane Westwood, Norman Parkinson, Avedon, Penn, Sokolsky, YuTsai, and hairdressers: Vidal Sassoon, Mr. Kenneth, Serge Normand, Guido, Garren, and personal giants I admire besides my children: Loree Rodkin, Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington, and Oprah. Films are countless heroes of my heart and art from CASABLANCA to THE WIZARD OF OZ. I could name a hundred more easily as my life has been long impressed and influenced by great artists who endlessly inspire me…my heart weeps in their beauty and talent.
What do you dream of accomplishing in the future?
I am excited in the suspense of it all. I am curious to see what opportunities rise and unfold from Upper Cut.
My art is making something from what ever I am presented with, like hair and troubles of life to good things I can expand upon. I want to make things better. That is my nature, not that I don’t completely appreciate nature and the perfection of a sunset or a flower. That’s different. But I like ceramics cos I get a lump of clay and get to make something out of it. Its freeing and challenging and again I compete with myself as I am inspired by others.
So my dream….after Upper Cut the Movie and Upper Cut the Musical… decades of music, fashion, art, lifestyles of the rich, famous, the up town, down town and underground, life in the fast lane, crash lane to the safety zone. Ha well…I am interested to see what dreams I didn’t know I have.
I do know I want to travel with my family, friends, to discover, explore, play and share the wonderfulness of this world… and write write write about it all the time.
You may learn more about Carrie White and Upper Cut at www.thecarriewhite.com
What helps you to remain clean and sober?
Helping others, reminds me where I came from…and where I do not want to go again. And it is the only way I can say Thank You to those who help me, by recognizing the needs of others.
It is also how I truly say I am sorry for the pain I have caused my children. It is also how I honor those who gave their lives and that they did not die in vain, like my mother and my father and my husband who was the love of my life.
As a famous Hollywood Hairstylist and Author with disabilities such as dyslexia and ADD, what advice would you give to others who may feel trapped by their limitations?
I say embrace it, know it, work with it,, use it to ones benefit. I laugh at my A.D.D. and call it multi-tasking… then my compulsiveness forces me to finish all the things I started that I didn’t finish cos my A.D.D. distracted me. I talk myself through things, “What are you doing now Carrie?” “Is this urgent?” “Shouldn’t you be getting ready for work instead of cutting flowers in the garden, at least right now, can’t you do this later?”
Point is: I try to be aware of time as a guide, make lists for one day, and check in to a schedule. Time is a good monitor for assistance to focus.
I make tremendous effort listening to someone in conversation, its easier to listen in lecture or film but one on one, conversations, I get excited and want to jump in and on someones sentence. That’s rude, so I grit my teeth to keep my mouth shut sometimes and stare at their lips so I don’t interrupt and wait until they are finished. Ha~!
My A.D.D. works cutting hair, I can jump around and cut all over someones head, they don’t know what I am doing. As long as it all connects when I an finished. Again, the time monitor keeps me in check for the next client.
Writing however is a constant battle with Dyslexia and A.D.D. and O.C.C.
I help myself with this sentence when I find myself distracting myself: “Are you getting closer to completing Upper Cut or further away?”
I wrote Upper Cut, starting in 1989, before and after work and on my days off, breaking only for family birthdays or needs. (I didn’t want to not be here for my kids now…cos I was writing about how badly I felt not being there for them then. ) Ha!
What is your favorite hairstyle of all time?
The Shag…and all its years of evolutions up to today. From heads like Jim Morrison and Mick Jaggar, Farrah Fawcett, the Meg Ryan shorter shaggy version to the Rachel-Cut a shaggy bob…but they are all extensions of the Shag…
I say; ‘Life is what happens in between layers and going them out. ‘ I say that with bangs too.
Which authors and artists inspire you?
Micheal Crichton, Rainer Marie Rilke, David Sedaris, William Shakespeare, William Blake, Octavio Paz, Joseph Campbell, Marget Atwood, Anne Frank and Anne Lamont, Dorothy Parker, Charles Bukowski, eecummings, Bill Wilson, founder of A.A. and creator of the 12 Step program. Add Dali, Chagal, Arthur Rackham, Arcimboldo, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frida Kahlo, Tim Burton, Ed Rusha, Wallace Berman, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrex, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Beethoven, Bizet, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Citizen Cope, Eminem, Sade, Sting, Cole Porter, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Teddy Pendergrass, Lucille Ball, Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Betty Davis. Alexandre McQueen, Chanel, Lagerfeld, Viviane Westwood, Norman Parkinson, Avedon, Penn, Sokolsky, YuTsai, and hairdressers: Vidal Sassoon, Mr. Kenneth, Serge Normand, Guido, Garren, and personal giants I admire besides my children: Loree Rodkin, Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington, and Oprah. Films are countless heroes of my heart and art from CASABLANCA to THE WIZARD OF OZ. I could name a hundred more easily as my life has been long impressed and influenced by great artists who endlessly inspire me…my heart weeps in their beauty and talent.
What do you dream of accomplishing in the future?
I am excited in the suspense of it all. I am curious to see what opportunities rise and unfold from Upper Cut.
My art is making something from what ever I am presented with, like hair and troubles of life to good things I can expand upon. I want to make things better. That is my nature, not that I don’t completely appreciate nature and the perfection of a sunset or a flower. That’s different. But I like ceramics cos I get a lump of clay and get to make something out of it. Its freeing and challenging and again I compete with myself as I am inspired by others.
So my dream….after Upper Cut the Movie and Upper Cut the Musical… decades of music, fashion, art, lifestyles of the rich, famous, the up town, down town and underground, life in the fast lane, crash lane to the safety zone. Ha well…I am interested to see what dreams I didn’t know I have.
I do know I want to travel with my family, friends, to discover, explore, play and share the wonderfulness of this world… and write write write about it all the time.
You may learn more about Carrie White and Upper Cut at www.thecarriewhite.com
Stylish, innovative, and intelligent, Lux Zakari is an author whose novels truly reflect the changing times. Powerful, headstrong, and complex, her leading female characters prove that any genre of fiction is worth reading if written well. After all, the true path to a woman's heart is through her mind, and Zakari's erotic novels are a perfect example of this!
What is it you love about erotic fiction?
I can’t help writing erotic fiction! All my writing takes a turn for the sexy, and that was the case even before I started writing erotica. I find it inevitable when I’m writing about love and the like. Most of my characters are involved in intense, slightly obsessive life-changing relationships, so there’s no way I want to skimp on the doin’ it.
When did you decide you wanted to write, not just fiction, but erotic fiction?
I used to be extremely shy about writing erotica. My characters would start inching toward the bedroom and I’d be like, “Ah! I can’t!” I was just too embarrassed; it felt like something I just should not be writing about. It wasn’t until the urging of a good friend, a fellow erotica writer, that I decided to try my hand at it and we worked on a smutty novel together. When our collaboration came to an end, I decided to take on the genre myself—and wrote Coercion.
How did you overcome any inhibitions you may have felt over writing material which some might find offensive?
Not all my inhibitions have been overcome. I’m still hesitant about telling people what I write about in fear of weirding them out or casting expectations on myself, but no worries. These days, I mostly see it as like my little secret, one only a lucky few know.
What is it about writing that makes it a perfect medium for you?
I dabble in a variety of artsy mediums, like painting, drawing and photography, but nothing truly captures what I’m trying to convey like words do. I love playing with combinations derived from the alphabet, searching for the absolute best way to phrase a sentence. I also really enjoy storytelling and all the problem-solving that comes along with it. And honestly, writing helps me work through issues in my own life. In a way, I sort of trick people into reading exaggerated a/o fictionalized pieces of my journal and all the crazy thoughts in my mind. Each of my novels is like a snapshot of my head at certain points in time, and I hope it shows a path of growth.
Your work often shows strong ties to the past and the character’s journey forward—what is it about the past you wish to preserve?
I feel like the past is crucial when detecting patterns both good and bad and, ultimately, learning about one’s self. Most of my characters have to look backward, and inward, and think, “Okay, everything’s all fucked up, but why? What am I doing wrong? What can I learn here?” Also, why should we forget the past? Yes, some of it is painful, but some of it is so awesome and beautiful, and it can help us get through the painful nows so we can have beautiful, awesome tomorrows.
What types of ideas inspire your emotionally and psychologically complex characters?
Truly, all kinds! Everything starts off as an idle “what if?” premise that occasionally winds up snowballing out of control. For example, I came up with Secretly More when musing about how hot it’d be if a girl was in some Eyes Wide Shut scenario and had no idea that the guy she was with was someone she knew who’d been in love with her forever. Then I had to stop and think, “How would that work? And furthermore, how could I write that as forgivable?” I think it’s good to challenge one’s self as a writer by justifying a character’s behavior when he or she does something you don’t at all agree with.
What would you say is your strength as a writer?
I believe I do well at creating dialogue and creative sex scenes, as well as putting myself in each character’s place; I believe in everything they do because I understand why they do it. But mostly, I feel my strength is that I’m having fun when I write, and I think a reader can tell!
For you, what is technically difficult about writing a sex scene versus a love scene?
Pacing in a sex scene can get tricky; you don’t want to rush through it, but like all things, it can’t last forever. Also, even though I love words, I find that I “use up” a lot of the ones that don’t make me out-and-out cringe, so sometimes that’s a struggle to keep that in check. And sometimes, quite honestly, writing a sex scene can even be boring when all I want to do is just write some witty, flirty banter. Still, nothing can beat making a sexy, novel idea work. And it’s a real high to turn someone on using words—that’s influencing someone’s imagination and body by arranging letters a certain way without ever being present.
Which artists inspire you?
Most of my inspiration is derived from music artists. I am easily swept up in a song and when I write, I often create soundtracks for my books to help motivate me to write. As for which musicians inspire me, it all depends on the nature of the story. For Coercion, it was Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and the like; for Finale, it was Depeche Mode and the Eurythmics. I have a story in the works that is heavily influenced by Florence + the Machine.
What is the message you hope readers gain from your work?
I’d like readers to wring some hope out of my work, and I hope my writing gives them insight to their own lives. I like the idea that I could be communicating with and helping someone without knowing it. But mostly, I hope that my novels will be recognized as damn good stories, regardless of a happy ending.
If you would like to know more about Lux Zakari and her latest novel "Secretly More," please look at her website:
http://luxzakari.com/
Thank you so much for the interview Lux!
What is it you love about erotic fiction?
I can’t help writing erotic fiction! All my writing takes a turn for the sexy, and that was the case even before I started writing erotica. I find it inevitable when I’m writing about love and the like. Most of my characters are involved in intense, slightly obsessive life-changing relationships, so there’s no way I want to skimp on the doin’ it.
When did you decide you wanted to write, not just fiction, but erotic fiction?
I used to be extremely shy about writing erotica. My characters would start inching toward the bedroom and I’d be like, “Ah! I can’t!” I was just too embarrassed; it felt like something I just should not be writing about. It wasn’t until the urging of a good friend, a fellow erotica writer, that I decided to try my hand at it and we worked on a smutty novel together. When our collaboration came to an end, I decided to take on the genre myself—and wrote Coercion.
How did you overcome any inhibitions you may have felt over writing material which some might find offensive?
Not all my inhibitions have been overcome. I’m still hesitant about telling people what I write about in fear of weirding them out or casting expectations on myself, but no worries. These days, I mostly see it as like my little secret, one only a lucky few know.
What is it about writing that makes it a perfect medium for you?
I dabble in a variety of artsy mediums, like painting, drawing and photography, but nothing truly captures what I’m trying to convey like words do. I love playing with combinations derived from the alphabet, searching for the absolute best way to phrase a sentence. I also really enjoy storytelling and all the problem-solving that comes along with it. And honestly, writing helps me work through issues in my own life. In a way, I sort of trick people into reading exaggerated a/o fictionalized pieces of my journal and all the crazy thoughts in my mind. Each of my novels is like a snapshot of my head at certain points in time, and I hope it shows a path of growth.
Your work often shows strong ties to the past and the character’s journey forward—what is it about the past you wish to preserve?
I feel like the past is crucial when detecting patterns both good and bad and, ultimately, learning about one’s self. Most of my characters have to look backward, and inward, and think, “Okay, everything’s all fucked up, but why? What am I doing wrong? What can I learn here?” Also, why should we forget the past? Yes, some of it is painful, but some of it is so awesome and beautiful, and it can help us get through the painful nows so we can have beautiful, awesome tomorrows.
What types of ideas inspire your emotionally and psychologically complex characters?
Truly, all kinds! Everything starts off as an idle “what if?” premise that occasionally winds up snowballing out of control. For example, I came up with Secretly More when musing about how hot it’d be if a girl was in some Eyes Wide Shut scenario and had no idea that the guy she was with was someone she knew who’d been in love with her forever. Then I had to stop and think, “How would that work? And furthermore, how could I write that as forgivable?” I think it’s good to challenge one’s self as a writer by justifying a character’s behavior when he or she does something you don’t at all agree with.
What would you say is your strength as a writer?
I believe I do well at creating dialogue and creative sex scenes, as well as putting myself in each character’s place; I believe in everything they do because I understand why they do it. But mostly, I feel my strength is that I’m having fun when I write, and I think a reader can tell!
For you, what is technically difficult about writing a sex scene versus a love scene?
Pacing in a sex scene can get tricky; you don’t want to rush through it, but like all things, it can’t last forever. Also, even though I love words, I find that I “use up” a lot of the ones that don’t make me out-and-out cringe, so sometimes that’s a struggle to keep that in check. And sometimes, quite honestly, writing a sex scene can even be boring when all I want to do is just write some witty, flirty banter. Still, nothing can beat making a sexy, novel idea work. And it’s a real high to turn someone on using words—that’s influencing someone’s imagination and body by arranging letters a certain way without ever being present.
Which artists inspire you?
Most of my inspiration is derived from music artists. I am easily swept up in a song and when I write, I often create soundtracks for my books to help motivate me to write. As for which musicians inspire me, it all depends on the nature of the story. For Coercion, it was Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and the like; for Finale, it was Depeche Mode and the Eurythmics. I have a story in the works that is heavily influenced by Florence + the Machine.
What is the message you hope readers gain from your work?
I’d like readers to wring some hope out of my work, and I hope my writing gives them insight to their own lives. I like the idea that I could be communicating with and helping someone without knowing it. But mostly, I hope that my novels will be recognized as damn good stories, regardless of a happy ending.
If you would like to know more about Lux Zakari and her latest novel "Secretly More," please look at her website:
http://luxzakari.com/
Thank you so much for the interview Lux!
