“Writing is the only thing I’m good at. When you’re good at something – even if it takes a lot of effort every day, as it does for me – it makes you feel powerful.” Do you enjoy writing? I enjoy some aspects of it. Writing is the only thing I’m good at. When you’re … Read more
“I think we ache for a quiet voice, a quiet place to face and find one another. That is the need. I’m not sure I know how to meet that, but I’m resolved to try.” How do you believe a writer improves? Practice? Mentors?Reading everything? Attending festivals? I sometimes think we really only have one … Read more
I do believe there is art in the ordinary and that good writing will help us find value and maybe meaning in the everyday. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? I have not written enough yet to have much to offer but thus far I make notes in my book; … Read more
Sincere thanks to Joshua for taking precious time away from busy family life to share these insights into writing process, especially the rewarding notion that authors should also be changed by their own words. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? As a husband, a full-time architect, and a new-father, my … Read more
I write to make sense of the world. The inverse also applies – hopefully my writing gives insights into a way of thinking and perceiving that is not mainstream. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? Romancing Harpa involved a lot of research. I began by reading the Icelandic settlement sagas … Read more
“After you’ve got some work you’re happy with, you need to submit it. It’s a truism, but you’ll never get published if you don’t try to get published. Initially it can be brutal – expect lots of form rejections – but you develop a thick skin.“ What are the most important steps an amateur writer … Read more
Life is hard by the yard. By the inch, it’s a cinch. I still have that yellowed card on my refrigerator door Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? It has evolved from daily free-write journaling in a spiral notebook, as advised by Tom Lux, first thing in the morning for … Read more
Thank you to Luna for taking time to share these wonderful insights with The Letter Review community. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? It’s lengthier than I’d like! I’ll have an idea and it will sit in the back of my mind for months (or, more likely, years) taking shape. … Read more
Then, in my inbox appeared the following miraculous, beautiful, shocking, most unlikely combination of words: Your entry “Graemist” has been selected as one of three Winners of the Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books. I remember going numb. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? I hesitate to explain my writing process. … Read more
So hit up your local used bookstore and head to the classics section, grab a stack of cheap paperbacks for like $20, and actually read the introductions to make sure you’re absorbing everything. But only if you’re genuinely interested in the book in question. It’s what I did. Would you please tell us a little … Read more