The 5-Question [Writer] Interview Archives - The Writer's Inner Journey

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Rhoda Huffey

“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking. So when the process stalls, I have to remember what concerns I have and give them some situation, some tension, that shows out in the physical world.”

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Rhoda Huffey

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Mary Camarillo

“My hope is that readers might recognize small pieces of themselves or human beings they know in my storytelling.”

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Mary Camarillo

The 5-Question [Writer and Visual Artist] Interview: Garrett Saleen

“All art is a constant series of negotiations, compromises, and strategic retreats between your conscious and subconscious.”

The 5-Question [Writer and Visual Artist] Interview: Garrett Saleen

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Christine Sneed

“Minds greater than your own—that’s key—keep seeking out their work. And also try not to get overwrought if you can’t write on certain days. It’s not useful to beat yourself up. But I do think it’s good to make a plan and try to schedule writing time into your week if you find it difficult to sit down and do it fairly regularly.”

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Christine Sneed

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Staci Greason

“The main reason that I decided to focus on writing was the freedom to express myself, not others’ ideas, on the page.”

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Staci Greason

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Cai Emmons

[In loving memory.] The writer talks of translating curiosity about human behavior onto the page, the best time to write, and the magic of obsession in the early stages of creation.

The 5-Question [Author] Interview: Cai Emmons

[Author] Gabe Montesanti on the self, the writing process, and navigating the terrain of memoir

I believe getting stuck is part of the creative process. Often, I think of it as a sort of hibernation—an essential time to be still and rest in a society that so often glorifies output.

[Author] Gabe Montesanti on the self, the writing process, and navigating the terrain of memoir

Lidia Yuknavitch on Internal Conflict and Writing

In order to write THROUGH the story, I had to relive it. And in my case that meant reliving these specific things:
—the death of my daughter —the abuse I suffered from my father —the self destructions I inflicted on my self
—the longing for a mother drowned by alcoholism

Lidia Yuknavitch on Internal Conflict and Writing

Ronit Plank [on being seen, holding space and writing the in-betweens]

In memoir the truth is a moving target. You can be as honest as you believe yourself to be but you may misremember events or your interpretation may skew the story.

Ronit Plank [on being seen, holding space and writing the in-betweens]