Ask the Author: Janet Garber
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Janet Garber
Lincoln in the Bardo, Anthing is Possible, the Dinner Party, My childhood Chasing the Revolution
Janet Garber
The real reason my mother divorced my father after 52 years of marriage
Janet Garber
novel about young couple in Paris in the 70's struggling with identity crises, cultural differences, sexual revolution, women's rights
Janet Garber
Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing. It's been years since I read the play, but I remember the wonderful wordplay and witty repartee between this pair of lovers.
Janet Garber
Prompts are helpful. Dreams are even better. If I can't write anything creative, I turn to reviewing other people's books, writing in a journal, reading lots. I mostly just wait for an idea to come to me, something I'm dying to write about.
Janet Garber
I was in a situation that was ripe for satire!
Janet Garber
Let it flow!
Learn to rewrite and perfect your language
Join a writing group for feedback on your progress
Learn to rewrite and perfect your language
Join a writing group for feedback on your progress
Janet Garber
my favorite inspiration is waking up from a dream that is vague and having a phrase in my mind. Or a person. Or theme. For my story, Memory Box, that has been published twice, I woke up saying, "memory box" and "Chinese girl."
The next step is important: I started writing.
The next step is important: I started writing.
Janet Garber
creating life. almost as good as having a baby. (Not quite)
playing with words, building castles out of thin air
making yourself and others laugh at life's cruel jokes
playing with words, building castles out of thin air
making yourself and others laugh at life's cruel jokes
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