Elizabeth Floyd Mair of the Times Union interviews Alice McDermott who will appear at RPI to discuss her new book Someone on April 15, cosponsored by the NYS Writers Institute's Visiting Writers Series, and who will be the first author featured in the new Times Union Book Club.
Q: How much revision and crafting of the sentences goes into your writing?
A: A great deal. For me, story arises out of the sentences: rhythm, word choice, detail. I don't begin with story and then try to find the words — I begin with words and try to find the story. Strange, right?
More in the Times Union: http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-features/article/Giving-voice-to-those-who-went-unheard-6145666.php
More about the Times Union Book Club: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/timesunionplus-book-club-registration-16145732320?aff=TimesUnionNewspaper
Monday, March 23, 2015
Alice McDermott: Giving Voice to the Unheard
