I rarely have the slightest idea where my books are going. That’s not a confession, it’s simply a reality. I don’t work from an outline. I don’t know the last sentence when I write the first sentence, a prerequisite for John Irving — a novelist whose work I revere. And I don’t create maps or […]
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This is the cover of the January 2014 “Writer’s Digest.” I blush. The interview was conducted by editor Jessica Strawser. Her questions were terrific and I found myself learning a lot about why I do what I do — and, perhaps, understanding a little better myself the method to my madness. Here is a link […]