“I'd say that most of life seems to me to be that way, a mixture of the mundane and the mythic, when you're living the life of the mind.” WayMindSeemsLive LifeMixturesMundane Author:Laurie Foos
“You're thinking about the continuum of life as you load the washing machine or scoop out the litter box.blue-girl-larger Or maybe that's just me. That seems to be an endlessly challenging and interesting way to live.” ThinkingWaySeemsGirlChallengesInterestingMachinesBlueBoxesLoadWashingWay To LiveContinuumInteresting WaysWashing Machines Author:Laurie Foos
“Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives.” LooksKindSeemsOur LivesElementsAspectSettingTalesSettingsExplanationFairyRealisticFairy TaleHallmarkMetaphorical Author:Laurie Foos
“What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We're seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men.” MenWritingWellsDoeMatterSeemsUsedCultureInterestingFictionNovelWrittenSeeingSubjectsSettingUsed To BeSettingsPostsThemeDystopianSubject MatterApocalypticDystopian FictionPost Apocalyptic Author:Laurie Foos
“I've realized that with each novel I seem to set out a kind of puzzle for myself. And I am never sure in the process of writing a first draft how it's all going to turn out.” WritingFirstsKindSeemsTurnsProcessNovelPuzzles Author:Laurie Foos