How I Write

How I Write – Hillary Leftwich

When/how/where do you write? I write at an antique vanity I use as a writing desk. I usually wear sweat pants and a band T…

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How I Write – Colleen Maynard

Lately I write in one of the quieter lobbies of the Hilton on campus now that students are gone for the summer. As front desk…

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How I Write – Sean Lovelace

When/how/where do you write? I prefer to write in the mornings. The mind crackles. I usually write at the kitchen table, which my wife finds…

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How I Write – Ellen Birkett Morris

Each weekday I go into my home office to write. My desk faces a wall. The wall is covered with diplomas, writing awards (from my…

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How I Write – Brian Castleberry

I do my best work if I can get started early in the day–maybe not six in the morning or anything, but early enough that…

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How I Write – Tyler Barton

When/how/where do you write? I write in the morning. Before work. At my wide orange IKEA desk. With a clean view of the rear of…

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How I Write – Jane Liddle

When/how/where do you write? I like to write first thing in the morning.  I’ve rarely been able to write at night. In Brooklyn I used to write…

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How I Write – Dennis Sweeney

When/how/where do you write? I write on my bed sitting cross- or straight-legged, my laptop resting on my legs in front of me. Sometimes I edit at…

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How I Write – Marie Gethins

When/how/where do you write? I’m really fortunate as I have a little room at the top of the house – yes, an actual garret. We…

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How I Write – Jean-Luc Bouchard

When/how/where do you write? I frequently write in public because I like the noise, and almost always (unless I’m editing) with pen and paper. I…

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