What do you create? Stories about ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances often in the darkest places imaginable. Why do you create? I am a nurse and a humanitarian aid worker, and I write to share the stories of people I’ve met as they struggle to survive crisis after crisis in a world that’s grown weary of so much misery. The people I meet are not so different from all of us and that is what I hope my readers will take away from my stories. What do you consume? Books—like so many other writers, I am an avid reader. But, I am … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
3Ws – Katherine Howe
What do you create? Novels with a historical dimension that generally involve disused epistemologies or historically contingent modes of understanding. Also, magic and sometimes animals. Why do you create? Because it's the best way to get at the questions that interest me, and because I'm categorically unqualified to do anything else. What do you consume? Nineteenth century seafaring narratives. Bandwidth. Fake … [Read more...]
3Ws – Kathryn Craft
What do you create? Psychological women’s fiction. I like to feel around in the recesses of the human psyche for feelings so complex we've shoved them aside so our egos won't trip and fall. Once pulled into the bright light of story, I explore situations that evoke those emotions through an intimate cast of characters. My love for lush prose battles my love of concision in each and every sentence. Why do you create? So that my readers, like I, will benefit from seeking meaning and beauty within the chaos that life sometimes throws our way. I create to renew my faith in … [Read more...]
3Ws – Margaret Dilloway
What do you create? I write family dramas with strong female characters that usually explore what it means to be biracial (i.e. women's fiction). I've also got a middle-grade fantasy series coming out in the spring that puts a twist on the Japanese folk tales my mother told me, told from the POV of a snarky 12-year-old-boy (at last finding a good use for my treasure chest of fart jokes). Why do you create? I've always written to figure out how I feel about things, and to entertain myself and others. It's like I can't process my emotions until I write about them. So I'm a … [Read more...]