Ask the Author: Mary Sojourner
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Mary Sojourner
Because of the American electoral college, Donald Trump became president. He is a impulsive narcissist.
Mary Sojourner
I'd go to the Flagstaff, Arizona, 1985, in my first novel, Sisters of the Dream. That little mountain town no longer exists. Its been eaten up by developer greed and the metastasizing local university.
Mary Sojourner
Summer's over. At the moment, I'm reading The Turning, by Tim Winton. All his books are fine.
Mary Sojourner
As soon as you finish reading this, log off the internet, set a timer for thirty minutes and write. Do that every day. As Marge Piercy has written: "The real writer is one who really writes." And you can check my website: http://www.breakthroughwriting.net for free weekly writing tips and exercises.
Mary Sojourner
I've learned when to trust the times that the writing isn't with me; and to know when to follow the suggestions above. If you go to Breakthrough Tip of the Week, you'll find nearly a year's worth of tips and exercises that can help with writing block. http://www.breakthroughwriting.net/ca... I post a free tip at the beginning of every week.
You also might want to check out the Ruti, the Red page. A orange and white Manx cat has more than a few thoughts about writing and life.
You also might want to check out the Ruti, the Red page. A orange and white Manx cat has more than a few thoughts about writing and life.
Mary Sojourner
Writing and editing. I love wielding my scalpel.
Mary Sojourner
Despite the saddening reality that publishers are not accepting collections of short fiction, I'm work on two short stories. Actually, I find it infuriating, not saddening that publishers aren't publishing short story collections.
Mary Sojourner
I read to survive a frightening childhood. I read for hours every night. Those practices are the groundwork for my writing. I read something that angers me. I overhear people talking and am moved. More than anything, I walk in a stunning place and find it forming into words. It's that simple.
Mary Sojourner
I've realized that as I move through life, I record - what I see, hear, taste, smell, feel, people and landscape. I apparently store that information unconsciously. Sometime down the road - a day, a week, a year, ten years - I feel pressure to write and when I pick up a pen or put my hands on the keys, what I have recorded and stored pours out. 29 emerged from a vivid time in my life; from learning about the devastation corporate solar power is doing to the Mojave desert and from the generosity of a Chemehuevi friend in sharing his culture with me. It was not so much an idea that propelled this book, as it was a vow to the story.
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