The Literary Journal of the Stonecoast MFA
Interview What do you write? While my previous publishing career was in nonfiction, I am currently focusing on writing fiction and am working on a novel. I am also writing short stories and like the short story form because it forces the writer to make every…
Interview What do you write? I write fiction, mostly short or short-ish stories. I think Raymond Carver said it best—with short stories, you can get in, get out, and move on. I’m always afraid of getting lost if I hang out in the world I’ve created…
Interview What do you write? Short stories about loss, family and growing up; short stories about goblins, superheroes and post-apocalyptic vampire-ridden militaristic societies; YA dystopian novels about teenage princesses and secret agents running around saving the world. One-minute plays, which are fun and ridiculous and smash…
Interview What do you write? I write fiction—right now I’m writing a series about a family of women healers. While set in the real world of thirteenth-century Cornwall, the story features mystical underpinnings and hints of magic. Book One, Megge of Bury Down, is scheduled for release on…
Interview What do you write? High and Epic fantasy about the conflict between fate and free will. At least, that’s what everything I write trends towards, kind of like how toast falls butter side down no matter how hard you flip it. Is there an author or…
Interview What do you write? I write character-driven fiction. I don’t know if there’s a term for stories about unhappy people trying to not be so unhappy, but that’s basically my bread and butter. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work?…
Interview What do you write? I write poetry and non-fiction. Most of my non-fiction is memoir, but not all my memoir is non-fiction. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work? Salinger, Vonnegut, Borges, Bradbury, Kerouac, Eliot, Bukowski, Collins, Hayes, (David) Sedaris,…
Interview What do you write? I write whatever I’m inspired to write at the time—science fiction, mystery, fantasy, literary mainstream, social commentary, non-fiction—in anything from flash to book length. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work? Almost every book I read…
Interview What do you write? I write creative nonfiction. I recently discovered and fell in love with the lyric essay/memoir, and feel like this is where my voice is. I’m currently writing lyrical nonfiction, and learning more about the form as I go along. My mentor…
Interview What do you write? I love writing about the near future, so most of my pieces file under speculative fiction (especially science fiction). I’ve dabbled in pretty much everything though. I’m kind of a chameleon that way. Is there an author or artist who has most…