All roads lead to Wall Street, but we feel the effects of Wall Street on every street corner. Certainly in Syracuse, N.Y., where I live.
Dana SpiottaYes, I did try acting when I was in high school and I was terrible at it. So I definitely have had the experience of being bad at artistic endeavor.
Dana SpiottaThe writer has to take risks and go somewhere full of mystery and possibility for the novel to deepen over the years it takes to write it.
Dana SpiottaI always think the novelist should go to the culture's dark places and poke around. Pose a lot of hard questions.
Dana Spiotta