Ten Questions for Dorothy Chan
“I consider notetaking to be an integral form of the writing process.” —Dorothy Chan, author of Return of the Chinese Femme
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“I consider notetaking to be an integral form of the writing process.” —Dorothy Chan, author of Return of the Chinese Femme
“I don’t hold myself to a rigid writing schedule but instead listen to my mind, body, and heart and write accordingly.” —Alison C. Rollins, author of Black Bell
The author of Short War offers some perspective on whether a first person narrator can enhance or inhibit a story.
“Above all, be brave!” —Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Every Hard Sweetness
“Take as long as you need.” —April Gibson, author of The Span of a Small Forever
“Get ready for about fifteen drafts.” —Garrard Conley, author of All the World Beside
“Trust yourself; if you can manage that, the writing will come.” —Heather McCalden, author of The Observable Universe: An Investigation
“Growth shouldn’t only happen on the page.” —Zefyr Lisowski, author of Girl Work
“I thought a book could be carved out of a block of poems, but instead it had to start from blank space.” —Cindy Juyoung Ok, author of Ward Toward
“For every book, different literary angels perch on my shoulder.” —Tomás Q. Morín, author of Where Are You From: Letters to My Son