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Alexander Tilney

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Alexander Tilney is a graduate of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. His writing has appeared in The Southwest Review, The Journal of the Office for Creative Research, and Gelf Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, theater artist Sarah Hughes.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Alexander Tilney I look for the situation that's making me the most uncomfortable. If I definitely, definitely don't want to write about it, that's where the juice is.…moreI look for the situation that's making me the most uncomfortable. If I definitely, definitely don't want to write about it, that's where the juice is.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Alexander Tilney The pleasure of unexpected things happening. When you are in the trance of the story and a detail emerges--the weight of the payphone receiver, a surp…moreThe pleasure of unexpected things happening. When you are in the trance of the story and a detail emerges--the weight of the payphone receiver, a surprising testy joke from a character--the whole world of the book feels alive. It's worth the pain getting there.(less)

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