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Reema Orabi
Reema Orabi asked Frances Mayes:

What was your main inspiration to write Under the Tuskun Sun?

Frances Mayes Just moving to a foreign country threw everyday activities into high relief and I wanted a record of my new experience. Encountering a different culture, learning a language, meeting Italians--it felt fresh and stimulating.
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Pamela
Pamela asked Frances Mayes:

As a former writing program director, how essential do you think the MFA is to landing great agent for a memoir? A journalist of 15 years, I did a nonfiction M.A. later in life to workshop memoir. Considering going on. Thoughts?

Pamela
Pamela asked Frances Mayes:

How did you juggle writing professor with memoirist? Transitioned from journalist to professor to carve out more time to write when I got serious about creative nonfiction. Is an MFA necessary to land a great agent?

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Christy asked Frances Mayes:

What have you read lately that you loved?

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