My job as the novelist is to present the whole case, then the reader gets to render her verdict.
Joshua MohrMy tunnel vision allows me to have a longer work day than most writers. I'm thankful for that.
Joshua MohrHughes' debut novel, At Dawn, follows a former All-American wrestler, and is there any better metaphor for contemporary American life? We're all wrestling, tussling with the economy, no jobs, doing the best we can. Hughes doesn't flinch from the tough existential questions. He embraces them.
Joshua MohrI just thought it was important that people knew right from the jump that I've got problems. But in all seriousness, that's a huge part of my writing process.
Joshua MohrNo matter what we've done, no matter the disappointments and sullied blunders, today is the opportunity to do right by ourselves.
Joshua MohrMemoir is a unique opportunity to revisit yourself. I don't mean by memory. I mean in the revision process. You don't just write a chapter and that's it. You must constantly return to it. You must dote on it. And even if it's saying something ugly about who you are, you have to find the poetry in it. You have to find the poetry in yourself.
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