I think writers tend to hear a different message from the ones our friends and acquaintances intend. We … - Tom Barbash

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I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular.

Tom Barbash

I think writers tend to hear a different message from the ones our friends and acquaintances intend. We see what's revealed, which makes us dangerous.

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Susan Rebecca White has a keen sense for how her characters talk and think. An impressive debut.

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Of course I'd sometimes have characters from downstate living upstate, but it took a while for me to start writing about where I grew up.

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When I teach, I try to assign writers from whom I can learn.

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When you teach, it's sometimes necessary to consciously not write for a month or two - and then pick a time in the future to sink back in. It makes you less frustrated and more in control. I do best when I give myself breaks and come back hungry.

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I'll write about California someday, I imagine, but I don't know when.

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