“I had/have a habit of sending books out before they're ready. And then I edit with almost absurd intensity. But I've done about a book a year.” YearsBookDoneReadyHabitAbsurdIntensityEdits Author:Shane McCrae
“I love to read long books. I enjoy experiencing that extension. But it's not something I feel comfortable with and not something I think I can gain comfort with by practice. It was a real struggle for me while writing memoir to get past three pages or so. In poems, I can write long poems. But length in prose: no.” ThinkingWritingLongBookRealPastEnjoyStruggleComfortMemoirProseLove To ReadLong Book Author:Shane McCrae