J. Clark

J. Clark asked Roxane Gay:

What advice do you have for writers trying to transition to full time?

Roxane Gay I don't really encourage writers to transition to full time unless they are willing to live with financial insecurity and anxiety. A day job is the best gift a writer can give to themselves. The best time to transition to writing full time is when you know you can be comfortable and pay your rent, and meet other financial obligations like health insurance. To try and write full time without having a track record as a freelancer or book writer is... something I would personally be way too scared to do. It is only this very month, that I am quitting my day job and even now, I am considering taking another day job. YMMV.

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Debra

Debra asked Roxane Gay:

You will be in Minneapolis for AWP in 2015 in thoughts on what you'll be discussing. Also I'd like to invite you to the Givens Foundation of African American Literature collection at the Anderson Library at the University of Minnesota if you have the time. I'm the board vice chair. We have a website Givens Foundation.

SLT

SLT asked Roxane Gay:

Roxane, I read and very much enjoyed your collection of essays, Bad Feminist. Do you still think of yourself as a "bad feminist"? If you could say one thing to "good feminists," what would it be?

Willette Hill

Willette Hill asked Roxane Gay:

How does it feel to be voted Author of the Year by the Go On Girl Book Club for your book "Untamed State"?

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