Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The title of Those Who Gave Their Island to Survive is drawn from Peter Gabriel’s ‘Here Comes the Flood’. To what degree did the song inspire the writing of this story? In general, do you frequently turn to music for writing inspiration? I was…
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The character of Margaret Fisher in It’s Machine Code is slightly reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (except on the other side of the law), the sweet, little old lady no one suspects, and thus everyone overlooks. Could you tell us a bit about…
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The idea of knitting code, which is central to Dropped Stitches, is a fascinating one. Are you a knitter? Could you tell us a bit about where the inspiration for the story came from, and how it developed? I am a devoted ex-knitter. My…
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
There’s a very visual, cinematic quality to Jump Cut, which is appropriate for a story about using film sequences as a drug, and you shared a Pinterest board on Twitter of images you drew on in writing the story. Do you gather pictures as…
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Monday, January 19, 2015
“Bookends,” as suggested by the title, uses the emergence of periodical cicadas to frame two of the most significant events of your main character’s life. The very nature of periodical cicadas feels deeply mythical with its cycle of birth/death/rebirth calling to mind various hero…
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