![]() ![]() My unique experiences as a traveling student during the Catalonian resistance provided me with a strong understanding of what present day Spain looks and feels like. At the time, Catalonia was fighting for independence from the Spanish government, and civil unrest surrounded my classmates and I. During my studies, I developed an appreciation for the Spanish language and was deeply moved by Spain’s religious architecture and beautiful culture. I traveled to Spain for an intercultural communications class a few years ago, and the experiences have lived with me since. To him, I’m his furniture, but to me, his presence is comforting.ĪE: Why did you choose Spain as the setting for your story? My dog, kip, usually joins in and sleeps on me during the writing process. I love to curl up with a good blanket in the corner of my couch, turn the news on and just zone in. For me, this is the writing setting that has always worked. I love to write in my living room, lit by natural light, while the news is turned on loud. Shortly after, my work is finalized and I feel like we, my literature and I, are both in a good place. After a week, or maybe 3 weeks, I come back to my work with gusto. I believe, in the relationship between my writing and me, space is integral to the creative process. This is so I can separate myself from my work and allow myself to think critically about my writing from afar. After getting feedback for my 12th draft, I don’t touch it for at least a week. I have a rule I strictly follow, and it’s worked for me for years. ![]() I take the edits, red line my work some more, ask my reviewer questions about what works, what makes sense then, I reflect. Then, I show one trusted individual, and one only. I always begin by throwing all my ideas onto paper, in the most unorganized fashion. My writing process, regarding literature, is intimately chaotic. Prose Fiction interlaced with political commentary.ĪE: How would you describe your writing process? What environment allows you the most concentration? My favorite books include Love In The Time of Cholera, The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, The New Jim Crow, Talking To Strangers, The God of Small Things, A tree grows in Brooklyn, War and Peace and Javon Johnson’s originally written spoken word “when the cancer comes”.ĪE: Within which genre do you prefer to write? ![]() Creating original pieces and then performing them had a positive impact on my writing.ĪE: What are some of your favorite books, and/or who are some of your favorite authors?Ī few of my favorite authors who have played major roles in influencing my thinking include Garcia Marquez, Toni Morrison, Michelle Alexander, Arundhati Roy, Malcom Gladwell, Betty Smith, Tolstoy and spoken word poet and writer, Javon Johnson. I always enjoyed writing, even as a kid, but I began to write professionally during my sophomore year of college as a competitive platform speaker. Mira Chandra is the author of Spanish Aquariumand the first place winner of the One Month of Solitude Writing Competition.ĪE: How long ago did you start writing, and what prompted you to start? ![]()
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