Ask the Author: Monica Drake
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Monica Drake
How does a person become inspired to speak?
Monica Drake
An essay collection.
Monica Drake
Other writers. I've met so many amazing people, and getting to know other people in real life while also through their work is a way to tap into a rich level of humanity. I'm all for it.
Monica Drake
I generally don't have writer's block. Ideas are plentiful! But sometimes I have a crisis of faith, where I'm not sure I'm on the right track with a piece of writing, and that can create a reluctance to put words on the page. Then I just try to recognize it for what it is (self doubt) feel it, and move ahead anyway, knowing I can revise, revise, revise, until I create work I feel good about. It's hard to see one's own work-in-progress, rich in shortcomings, but it's part of the craft.
Monica Drake
Yes! We meet in a writing workshop every Monday night, along with Chelsea Cain, Lidia Yuknavitch, Suzy Vitello and others. It's an amazing group! We've been meeting since before anyone had work out, so we've grown as writers together. I love my workshop, my friends. This group has been written about in a few places, including a piece by Chelsea Cain in the NYT's, and one in the Oregonian when Cheryl Strayed was still joining us (and we hope she may come back, at some point the in future). Thanks for asking!
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