I read stories aloud at every stage. I listen to my writer friends when they kindly offer criticism. I listen to my husband when he tells me something doesn't seem right. I have my mother's boyfriend, Loring Janes, read to make sure I get everything right with the machines and guns.
Bonnie Jo CampbellDrugs and drinking affect every family I know, country and city, middle-class and poor.
Bonnie Jo CampbellI think back when I was kind of a crappy writer, I really did know my time was better spent working and having adventures and seeing the world.
Bonnie Jo CampbellI think by writing about a place with great specificity, you manage to make it universal.
Bonnie Jo Campbell