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Today’s Write Now interview features Yona Zeldis McDonough, an author featured in a new anthology
But my grandmother was a difficult, unhappy woman and when she talked to me, I tended to
It was only when she died that the stories she told me, the ones I could barely
Why hadn’t I paid more attention? Asked her questions? I found myself needing to write what
At one time it was the room I shared with my husband, then it became the bedroom
When I wrote my first novel, I had a strict schedule: Monday through Friday, between the hours
I set a small, doable goal: two pages a day, five days a week
Even with my limited mathematic skills, I figured that would yield 10 pp
I only know that if I’m not writing, something in me feels incomplete
After having written for these four decades, motivation is deeply ingrained in me
If I didn’t write, I honestly don’t know what else I’d do
As for inspiration, it can come from anywhere — something I’ve seen, read, heard
I always have two projects going at a time — a novel and a kids’ ms
Usually that’s like a reset and restores my confidence so I can go back to whatever