Nicole D'Settēmi
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Janet Fitch:
Janet, my favorite novel is White Oleander. There are so many influences I see in it from other stories and books/writers/etc, am I correct with the following (just to name a few)...?: 1-Invisible Monsters 2-The Diaries of Anais Nin (Multiple Volumes & portraits, especially June Miller-to-Ingrid 3-Anne Sexton's story-to-Ingrid, as well 4-Audrey Hepburn/Jean Sebert-helped paint Claire's portrait
Janet Fitch
Hi Nicole--I haven't read Invisible Monsters, but certainly Nin was a huge influence on me, maybe not any character in particular, but on me in my development as a writer. On the other hand, Anne Sexton was on my mind the whole time I was writing it. I actually have recordings of her reading her own poetry and would play them. Ingrid loved Sexton. And Audrey Hepburn was absolutely my image of Claire... Pretty dead on!
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Alice
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Janet Fitch:
Not a question but just wanted to share with you how instructive and supportive your talk was at the Writer's Conference. I watched it twice. It was fascinating to learn about the descriptor journals you've kept for so many years. Wish I'd learned that earlier in life! Every time I write about a color, I think of your advice. I've been told my comment needs a question mark... How do you balance writing and teaching?
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