As soon as I penned another poem in this book, post original publishing, I felt like I wanted to release an updated version. But at first it would have been too emotionally difficult. Then I realized I was missing some of the poems that should be in the book. Then life got in the way. Then I got distracted by everything else I was doing. Finally, when the dust settled, I realized I wasn’t quite done with this story.
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Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find? Anyone familiar with British girl pop of the last three decades would have a field day with my work. If you think it’s a reference to the Spice Girls, you’re probably right. What was your hardest scene to write? If… Continue reading
I have written about real figures in my life without the pretense of fiction. I tried my best to represent them fairly. However, in my writing, I also subscribe to the quote that if they wanted better treatment in fiction, they should have acted better in the real world.
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Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly? Yes, they could be a technical writer. Hahaha, I kid. I kid. I don’t think it’s helpful to say that to be a writer you have to have this list of qualities. Writing is art. It can be anything. As soon… Continue reading
What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? I once suggested we all go to Tintern Abbey on a school trip in college. By the time we got there, I was so deep in an episode of depression I didn’t even get off the bus. I just put my head against the window and cried the… Continue reading