Ask the Author: Sarah Freligh
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Sarah Freligh
My mother died in 1999. In 2005, I started writing some poems addressing this grief and others in my life. These poems became "Sad Math," my new book that's forthcoming in November 2015.
Sarah Freligh
Writing is like brushing my teeth. I'm never inspired to brush my teeth, but I do it because I don't like paying the dentist for another root canal or some other awful (and usually costly) procedure. So it is with writing. I do it to avoid plaque buildup.
Sarah Freligh
I've been fooling around with some new poems and trying to finish some short stories that I started years ago.
Sarah Freligh
Just do it. With apologies to Nike for stealing their slogan. But what's true for runners is even more so for writers. Also, enjoy the scenery along the way.
Sarah Freligh
Being part of a community of creative people for whom the word is currency more valuable than money.
Sarah Freligh
Writer's block is similar to the common cold--it's unavoidable and uncomfortable, but it often passes as quickly as it came. Ideas for poems, for stories or essays are everywhere, but sometimes I'm traveling too fast to truly appreciate these small seeds. So I'll try to disconnect myself from all things online and do something slow--knit or take a walk. Read some poetry or great, dense prose. 'll stay away from the computer and scribble some pages in my notebook until I get my energy back for the big stuff.
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