![]() When I acknowledged this demanding spirit, I signed up for an MFA in poetry. I think it’s the unsayable demanding to be said. One of the things that probably contributes to the transformation from reader to writer is the presence of an inner pressure that seeks expression in language. Many writers, myself included, attached themselves to books early on, but not every ferocious reader becomes a writer. We also had a set of World Book encyclopedias given to us by a wealthy cousin, which I pored over. Luckily, I lived in a house filled with books, a strange mixture of highbrow and lowbrow stuff. ![]() ![]() Did you always know you wanted to write? What made this moment right for your debut?Ī: I never thought of becoming a writer until after I was married and had children, but I’d read voraciously as a child and reading saved my life. Q: THE CONDITIONS OF LOVE is your first novel. ![]()
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