![]() ![]() The feelings in my stories always come from my own experience, but they are transposed into fictional situations. Have you ever written books based on your own experience or do you prefer to draw from other sources of inspiration? I still get this kind of criticism and I adore it. Later on I received huge amounts of useful criticism – ideas about how make my work better, given with respect for and interest in my projects – from editors and colleagues. The teacher didn't read my final stories because he said I was a "B student" and he knew it without reading them. I took one college fiction writing class and got a B. ![]() ![]() You mention you wrote your first novels in the third grade! How has your writing progressed since then and have you ever received criticism along the way? Some days I make something I am proud to have made. I especially like writers who aggressively use stylized language to create a unique world. I am inspired by writers of the Spiderman comic books, Monty Python, Evelyn Waugh, John Irving, and Alice Walker, among many, many others. I used to sit in the back of theaters and watch rehearsals, seeing how a story changed with revisions, cuts, changes in tone, lighting and inflictions. How did you discover your passion for writing? ![]()
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