Ask the Author: Elena Gorokhova
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Elena Gorokhova
Freedom to arrange words any way you like.
Elena Gorokhova
I chain myself to a chair in front of a computer and take out my whip. I think it was Truman Capote who said, "Talent is a gift and a whip." And it's mostly a whip.
Elena Gorokhova
A novel, possibly, set mostly in WW2 and post-war Russia. Definitely not a memoir: I think I've exposed myself enough...
Elena Gorokhova
To quote Chekhov: "If you're able not to write, don't."
Writing is a tortuous, often humiliating occupation. It is also the most joyous and rewarding one.
Writing is a tortuous, often humiliating occupation. It is also the most joyous and rewarding one.
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