Ask the Author: Marisa Labozzetta
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Marisa Labozzetta
Macondo and find Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I know he's there!
Marisa Labozzetta
The Color Inside a Melon by John Domini
The Guarded Gate by Dan Okrent
Missing Madonas by Gil Fagiani
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Chasing the Chase by Joan Livingston
The Guarded Gate by Dan Okrent
Missing Madonas by Gil Fagiani
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Chasing the Chase by Joan Livingston
Marisa Labozzetta
Everything, really, inspires me to write. If you keep your eyes and ears open, inspiration is always knocking, triggering bigger that you want to say.
Marisa Labozzetta
I'm currently working on a new novel, but it's way too early to talk about it.
Marisa Labozzetta
My solution to writer's block has always been to find a good book and read. And if that doesn't work, I pick up another one and read. Having contact with other writers can also be a good source of motivation.
Marisa Labozzetta
Well, the best thing about being a fiction writer is that you get to play God.
Where else but in your own work would you be able to make things happen the way you'd like them to? Writing also helps one to understand the human psyche better through the process of character development. Lastly, writing is instructional because, even in fiction, there is often a good deal of research needed.
Where else but in your own work would you be able to make things happen the way you'd like them to? Writing also helps one to understand the human psyche better through the process of character development. Lastly, writing is instructional because, even in fiction, there is often a good deal of research needed.
Marisa Labozzetta
I would advise aspiring writers to keep writing regularly. You only get better at the craft by doing it. And read! Reading in the genre you are writing in will set the wheels of your brain moving in that direction.
Marisa Labozzetta
I became fascinated with the amount of time of our daily lives is spent dealing with loss: from locating keys and cell phones to coping with the losses that leave gaping holes in our lives. Of course the ultimate loss for us all, is our own life. That said, this is also a story about love--the all-time healer of wounds, that which gives us strength to carry on. And lastly, I have always been intrigued with the supernatural. And so I wrote a collection of linked short stories about how 5 female cousins in a tight-knit Italian American family cope with different aspects of loss, love, and the supernatural in their intertwining lives.
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