Being a reporter took me out of myself and that shaped me as a writer.
Susan Rebecca White has a keen sense for how her characters talk and think. An impressive debut.
I'm always relearning things I thought I'd learned for good a while back.
I think the voice can carry a story.
One good thing the teaching has given me is the ability to read and revise my own work.
When I teach, I try to assign writers from whom I can learn.