Interviewing Ntozake Shange Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I'll be interviewing Ntozake Shange and I'm feeling a bit like I did the night before I interviewed Alice Walker - nervous.

Before I interviewed Ms. Walker, I spent a several hours on the phone with several of the most talented writers I know. We talked about questions, conversation tactics, and the work of Ms. Walker. It helped, but I was still nervous.

In the end the interview was interesting and enlightening. My nervousness fell away as I listened to her speak about issues in the wo...