“How Writers Create Their Fiction”: Rita Mae Brown

I uncovered this month-long NPR series “How Writers Create Their Fiction”, originally run in November 2006. I found many of the ideas presented by the various writers to be informative and inspirational, so we’ll be featuring one writer from the series per day during February.

Today’s writer is Rita Mae Brown:

How She Writes: “Most of the day I’m outside working on my farm. Therefore, in the summers I try to write my pages in the heat of the afternoon, so I can go indoors where it’s cool. In the winter, I try to write in early mornings when it’s too bitter cold to go outside and work.”

Writer’s Block Remedies: “I can’t afford writer’s block! I have too many mouths to feed on my farm: hounds, horses, cattle, even people — but they aren’t as important as my animals.”

Come back tomorrow at 9AM PST for more writing wisdom.