Anyway, it was nice to hear her read it, and then she answered a few questions, but only because few people asked questions. Her "craft talk" (usually a small conference room crowded with Creative Writing majors) is tomorrow during my American Postmodernism class. So I won't be able to go. Going to the lecture tonight really made me appreciate the craft talks of the visiting authors that I've been to. They are more interesting than the lectures, but that's because its a crowed room full of people eager to learn anything and everything from a visiting published author. The crowd at the night lectures tends to be a smattering of people with very different majors, but it's still good to go to. Fun and interesting. I still had a good time. Use any chances you have to meet and talk with a published author whether they publish what you're interested in or not. You won't regret it. I certainly haven't.
BK
P.S. - I garnered the courage (after a lot of prodding from friends) to ask her why she is published as "C.D." instead of Carolyn D. Wright. One's published name was something that we discussed in my Publishing class because once you choose one, you need to stick with it (that's what your fame and reputation are attached to). Anyway, she said that she chose "C.D." because there was already a Carolyn Wright publishing at the same time and she didn't want them to be mixed up or mistaken for each other. It had nothing to do with erasing any stigma associated with publishing under a female name (look up S.E. Hinton if you don't know what I'm talking about). So that was cool, for her to answer my question, and I was really nervous.
BK
No comments:
Post a Comment