So I was doing some searching to further relate to Avery's post, but I stumbled upon an interview with Link, circa 2005. This is about the time Magic For Beginners was new, and the interview is interesting (she IS a fan of libraries, so that explains that recurring setting in her stories). It also has a photo of her...I was glad to put a face to the author.
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Ok well I have tried everything possible to make it a link and have used the correct HTML. Makes me sad
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Ok, so copy/pasting works. It's just not clickable. Select all, ctrl+c, then ctrl+v in the browser address bar. GAH. That's what I get for trying, I guess.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the interview, Sarah. It was helpful to put a face to the author of all these stories, and overall it was an interesting read. Link seems like a very intriguing person and this article really did at least give some window into the eccentricness that she embodies.
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting that she mentioned how, if she could choose any stories to go back and revisit and add on to, it would be the Faery Handbag and Magic for Beginners, the two stories I feel we as a class wished for more on the most.
I also like the part where she speaks on her desire for her readers to go back and reread stories, letting the meaning of the story change for them with each read. I personally have not experienced this with any of her stories yet, but I like how she tries to write her stories so that this is a possibly.
And the quote where she says she doesn't believe in endings...I at least wish she would've gone into more explanation for this. Obviously it helps with the whole "finding a different meaning each read" ideal, but I still feel unsatisfied with that reasoning alone.
I think that this interview is very telling of her personality. She seems very straight forward with her responses to the questions and then adds in a little flavor with little comments that most people would find random but fall easily into her thought process. Her writing seems to fall into place a little better after reading the interview.
ReplyDeleteI actually really like her policy on endings. I believe that it helps to show how good of a writer she is. She holds you in the line of the story but has it set up to where the story ends there is still plenty of room for more interpretation. I think her ability to be unpredictable is a very well used one in her stories.
I found another very good interview that has a specific question about her writing process on her short stories.
The link is
http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/400000640/post/1920035192.html