Louise Carlson Stowell

Louise Carlson Stowell asked Jacob M. Appel:

When did you start writing, what drove you and why? Was it a school project in 6th grade? What makes you tick?

Jacob M. Appel I didn't start writing seriously until I started law school. Anyone who has ever been a law student tries very quickly to figure out something else he can do with his life....

I suppose you mean "What makes me tick?" other than the wind-up device sewn into my back. Probably a deeply-ingrained fear of inadequacy....and a burning desire to show up the girls who turned me down for dates in college. That's also why Milton wrote Paradise Lost, by the way--I'm just more open about my motives.

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Having just watched the short documentary about you, I want to read some of your work. What would be the best starting point? (By the way, I really like your thoughts on being single. And your father's final thought in the documentary still has me chuckling.)

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