Allen LongI've never had it--knock on wood. But when I finished writing Less than Human: A Memoir, which took me five years, I took a month off and read the lat…moreI've never had it--knock on wood. But when I finished writing Less than Human: A Memoir, which took me five years, I took a month off and read the latest O. Henry Prize Stories collection. After that, the first thing I wrote was a review of the collection on Amazon. Then I returned to writing magazine-length memoirs.(less)
Allen LongFlannery O'Connor once said, "I write to discover what I know." When I write memoirs, I find that I discover all kinds of things about myself and my l…moreFlannery O'Connor once said, "I write to discover what I know." When I write memoirs, I find that I discover all kinds of things about myself and my life that I didn't fully understand at the time but can see clearly now.(less)