Describe yourself in a sentence.
One of many itching daily where the writing beetle bites; one of few fortunate enough to be published.Describe your ideal reader.
They recognise me in public from my author picture, saying they bought the book. They tell me they planned to read a story or two at bedtime and then it was 3am and they’d gobbled the whole book. That not what you meant? I guess the ideal reader is somebody who’s prepared to be a co-creator of the narrative. I leave a lot up to the reader to play with. Flash fiction is an experimental form and it invites an encounter between the reader and the writer at the edge of experience.
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December 10th, 2009 @10:46 #
Another goodie in this excellent series.
December 10th, 2009 @10:56 #
Definitely a great series, and so good to hear about Liesl's work-in-progress.
December 14th, 2009 @07:13 #
Just saw that Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs that I loved so much hit the 2009 New York Times list of best novels of 2009:
http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/10-best-gift-guide-sub/list.html
As did Jeanette Wall's new novel, which I'm itching to read.
December 14th, 2009 @09:14 #
Am halfway through A Gate at the Stairs - it is fantastic. The new Jeanette Walls has just arrived, so Liesl if you're looking for a copy you know where to get it.
December 14th, 2009 @09:20 #
Good to know, Mervyn! I read her Glass Castle and found it utterly riveting.
December 19th, 2009 @09:58 #
Fascinating. This is a really great series. I love the way interviews give you different glimpses of the person you think you already know. And now I've found someone else who loves Janette Turner Hospital!
December 19th, 2009 @20:23 #
I read Oyster about 17 years ago and have never quite been the same, Helen. Due Preparations for the Plague strikes ones knees out from under one over and over.