“There’s a tendency among writers to be dangerously free, to skate around reality. Parents can’t do that.” ~Will Chancellor, Author of A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall (Harper 2014) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). WC: Most of my week is spent teaching Math, Chemistry and Physics, […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Fiction Writer Scott Nadelson
-
- Scott Nadelson meeting John Donohue of the New Yorker at a Pen Parentis salon.
“I’d advise parent writers—or any writers—to remember what gives them joy, and to seek that out every time they sit down to write.” -Scott Nadelson, Author of the novel Between You and Me PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment. SN: I have one daughter, now five and […]
Scott Nadelson meeting John Donohue of the New Yorker at a Pen Parentis salon.
Interview with Poet Jack Miller
“For all the time lost to parenthood and the difficulty carving out a chunk in which to write, the inspiration is more than worth it.” -Jack Miller, Poet [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). JM: After graduating college […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer Ed Lin
-
- Credit: Gregory Costanzo
“When you’re well-prepared and well-stocked and the kid is sleeping through the night, that is when you can figure out what time you have for yourself and your art.” -Ed Lin, Author of Ghost Month [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Poet Adam Penna
“Writers take a great deal of time worrying about not writing. I don’t believe in writer’s block. I believe in the writing process.” -Adam Penna, author of Little Songs & Lyrics to Genji, poetry. [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer Lucille Lang Day
“My writing helps all of us to better remember and understand the events of our lives and our emotional responses to them.” -Lucy Day, Author of Married at Fourteen: A True Story [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). LLD: […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer L. Annette Binder
“When I’m writing, I don’t torture myself about what else I should or could be doing…. There’s always something that needs to be done, but I set all that stuff aside and focus only on my writing.” – L. Annette Binder, Author of Rise (short fiction) [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: […]
[ Read More...]
Recent Comments