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October 7, 2009 By bakerkline

Quick Link: “Women on Writing” Q&A

WOW awardWomen on Writing – or WOW! – is a buzzing hive of activity for, by, and about women writers and readers.  In a freewheeling interview with Margo Dill, a WOW columnist and contributing editor, I talk about why I keep a blog, why I write first drafts on a legal pad with an old-fashioned micro-point Uniball pen, why I get bored when authors simply read their work aloud, why I don’t feel guilty about not being a morning person, and what I know is true (to paraphrase Oprah, and why not?) about being a writer.  You can find the interview here.

Filed Under: Quick Links, The Creative Process Tagged With: Christina Baker Kline, creative process, fiction writing, Inspiration, Margo Dill, Oprah, the writing life, Thoughts, Uniball pen, Women on Writing, WOW!, writing a novel

COMING MAY 2026: THE FOURSOME

A literary historical novel set in Civil War-era North Carolina, based on a true family story and told from the perspective of Sarah Bunker, one of two sisters who married Chang and Eng, the famous conjoined twins…learn more

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