“At the time I was first writing the stories/essays that appear in Oedipus Wrecked, I was still under the impression that people would be delighted to see their name in print. I overlooked the fact that I was writing about intimate matters, and people are a bit touchy about airing their private lives in such a public fashion. Especially when it's done without their consent.” PeopleWritingFirstsStillsMatterDoneFactsStoriesWould BeNamesBitsFashionImpressionIntimatePrintConsentEssaysPrivate LifeDelightedOverlookedTouchyOedipus Author:Kevin Keck
“I didn't write poems for a number of years after graduate school because the criticisms of other students in the workshops wouldn't quiet down in my mind when I tried to work.” WritingYearsMindSchoolNumbersStudentsQuietCriticismGraduatesWorkshopsGraduate SchoolCriticism Of Others Author:Kevin Keck
“It all depends on what I'm working on and if there is a deadline involved. Anything that's headed toward a magazine or newspaper is hacked out on the computer; that's a matter of efficiency. I write longer pieces of prose on a typewriter because the act of retyping it for the computer is a useful tactic for revision. Poems tend to be written longhand.” IfsWritingMatterPiecesWrittenDependsInvolvedComputerNewspapersMagazinesProseEfficiencyTacticsDeadlineTypewritersRevisionHacked Author:Kevin Keck
“You know, there are those writers who work at writing every day. I'm not one of those guys. I tend to work at varying levels of intensity, based on the amount of time and energy I have available.” KnowsWritingGuyEnergyLevelsAmountAvailableIntensityTime And EnergyWriting Every Day Author:Kevin Keck
“Energy seems to be the more critical of those two variables, because if I'm really feeling the push/pull to write, then I'll make the time.” IfsWritingTwoFeelingsSeemsEnergyCriticalVariables Author:Kevin Keck
“As I've picked up more responsibilities in life, I've found nearly every one of those extra burdens drains me in a way that makes writing more difficult. That may not be the case for everyone - I know plenty of writers and artists who seem to have energy in abundance for all the facets of life; but are they producing anything worthwhile?” KnowsWayWritingMaySeemsArtistFoundEnergyDifficultResponsibilityCasesBurdenPlentyExtrasAbundanceWorthwhileDrainsFacetsResponsibilities In Life Author:Kevin Keck
“What I need to write is a complicated equation. Maybe if I knew I'd be one of those writers, one of the steady ones. I rest upon my assertion that there has to be some balance of energy, or, failing a balance, a focused intensity of ALL energy. I've experienced both, I suppose.” IfsNeedsWritingEnergyFailingBalanceComplicatedFocusedIntensitySteadyEquationsAssertion Author:Kevin Keck
“Curiously, the balance seems to come when writing is woven into every aspect of my life, like eating or exercising - one flows constantly into the next: I'll wake up and have coffee, read the news, then write a letter or two (always in longhand), then go teach, and after teaching write a bit in a journal - dreams, what I had for breakfast and lunch and why I had it, what's on the iPod, sexual habits, etc. - then read a bit, then work on a real bit of writing...you get the idea.” WritingTwoIdeasRealDreamSeemsNextBitsTeachTeachingHabitBalanceExerciseEatingNewsAspectFlowLettersWake UpCoffeeEtcBreakfastLunchJournalWovenIpods Author:Kevin Keck
“I tend to work most often from the method of ignoring any ritualistic writing for long periods of time, and then I'll spend three straight weeks writing for 12 hours a day and just going through the motions with my worldly business because the compulsion to write descends upon me like a kind of madness. I don't mean to be dramatic, but it feels that way when it strikes.” WayFeelsWritingKindMeanLongThreeHoursWeekPeriodsMadnessMethodStrikesDramaticWorldlyCompulsionLong Periods Of Time Author:Kevin Keck
“I view my stories as sexual or personal. Curiously, I don't. When I was writing those stories I thought of them as comedy pieces in the vein of performance monologue, such as you might get with Richard Pryor, or Lenny Bruce, or George Carlin. So I don't feel vulnerable because I know the line of demarcation between "Writer Kevin" and "Narrative Kevin."” KnowsFeelsWritingStoriesMightLinesViewsComedyPiecesPerformancesVulnerableNarrativeVeinsKevinMonologues Author:Kevin Keck
“I suppose most writers are following Twain's advice to tackle what they know, and my own readings habits drew me to writers who seemed to be writing honestly from their own experiences, whether they presented it in the guise of fiction or not.” KnowsWritingReadingMy OwnFictionAdviceHabitFollowingHonestlyGuiseReading Habits Author:Kevin Keck
