What led you to photography? I began photographing seriously at the age of 10, heavily influenced by my mother’s love of art. She took me and my brother to the Los Angeles County Art Museum time after time so much so that I can still recall numerous paintings in the permanent collection. I tried my […]
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An Interview with Carolyn Pledge-Amaral by Creative Nonfiction Editor Suzanne Guess I’m intrigued with the idea of getting to know my characters and allowing them to tell their own story. –Carolyn Pledge-Amaral Some writers argue against using pop culture references because they can exclude readers who aren’t familiar with the references. On the flip side, […]
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Finding the Piece Only You Can Write
An Interview with Deborah Thompson by Suzanne Guess, Mud Season Review Nonfiction Editor “Whenever I despair (i.e. often) that I can never achieve that quality of the many amazing writers around me, I remind myself that my job is not to try to write with the charisma of other people but merely to write my […]
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Rachele Salvini on “Memorabilia”
Suzanne Guess interviews Issue #55 Creative Nonfiction author Rachele Salvini. “I am trying to reach out to the ‘authentic’ self… But I do want to know when a scene is made-up, when a writer is speculating or imagining potential scenarios.” Rachel Salvini What do you hope your readers will […]