When you teach, it's sometimes necessary to consciously not write for a month or two - and then pick a time in the future to sink back in. It makes you less frustrated and more in control. I do best when I give myself breaks and come back hungry.
Tom BarbashI had written about a small hamlet upstate, and had been called into a meeting about my story, which, as it turned out, had upset a lot of people.
Tom BarbashSusan Rebecca White has a keen sense for how her characters talk and think. An impressive debut.
Tom BarbashI went back into the older stories and reworked them, because I became a better writer over the years and could spot flaws. I loved having another chance to make them stronger, and to bring them closer to me, made them less like a greatest hits compilation, and more like something written in the same extended burst.
Tom Barbash