A writer's path
One of my former poetry teachers, Deborah Fries, was interviewed at Kelcey Parker's blog, "PhD in Creative Writing & Other Stories," as part of a "How to become a writer" series. It's worth reading if you, like me, enjoy reading about the different paths writers take, or if you're looking for writerly advice.
A sampling:
On finding the right mentor at the right time: " ... if it had not been for Dave [Smith]'s sincere interest in my manuscript at that moment in my life, I might have given up."
On the unflappability of Grace Paley: " ... in the middle of her reading, a tooth – a removable one – came out, and she looked at it, put it aside on the podium and continued reading."
On becoming a writer: "I'd tell [an aspiring writer] rejection is meaningless, and that if you write something you wouldn't want your mother to read, it will probably get published."
A sampling:
On finding the right mentor at the right time: " ... if it had not been for Dave [Smith]'s sincere interest in my manuscript at that moment in my life, I might have given up."
On the unflappability of Grace Paley: " ... in the middle of her reading, a tooth – a removable one – came out, and she looked at it, put it aside on the podium and continued reading."
On becoming a writer: "I'd tell [an aspiring writer] rejection is meaningless, and that if you write something you wouldn't want your mother to read, it will probably get published."
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