![]() Sure, they were superheroes, but they were also human. I remembered reading Spider-man and X-men comics and marveling at the sophistication of storytelling. I loved comic books and superheroes and was swept away in the fantastical aspects of being superpowered, but I was also interested in the struggles and difficulties associated with being a hero. Was there a defining moment during your youth when you realized you wanted to be a writer?Īround 7 or 8, I had the notion I wanted to be a writer and a visual artist. ![]() Tell us your most rewarding experience since being published.īeing able to connect with writers I've long admired. That was my thesis novel, THE SCIENCE OF PAUL, which was published in 2011. I focused on my story, and once I was three chapters in, I saw the finish line and just kept writing no matter the feedback I received. ![]() After a few semesters of contentious workshops, I found tranquility. ![]() There was a sense that genre fiction was less important than what’s commonly seen as literary fiction therefore, some didn’t think it required the same level of respect and consideration. Since I was the only student writing genre fiction, I didn’t always receive peer feedback in the spirit of improving my writing. ![]() As a creative writing MFA student, I needed tough skin. I’ve always treated school as a practice field for life, and it was a good training ground for the creative challenges I would face after graduating. ![]()
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