This is RoughDraft, in which our favorite writers get to the bottom of their own craft. Before curling up with 'With Teeth' by Kristen_Arnett, discover all the elements that helped her get it done.
UKIOMOGBE: What books did you read as a kid/teen? Have your thoughts about the writers changed?I grew up in a very conservative evangelical household, which meant that my parents tried to limit what I read. There were plenty of things I wasn’t allowed access to because it wasn’t in keeping with the Christian ideals that my parents tried to espouse. That said, I was a voracious reader, and what I began doing was hiding any of the books I read so that they wouldn’t take them from me.
UKIOMOGBE: Do you read while you’re in the process of writing? Which writers inform your current work the most?bsolutely. Generally, I’m reading all kinds of stuff, like advance copies for blurb consideration, books I’ve already read, some fiction, essays, all kinds of stupid stuff online, you name it. Something that I think really amplifies my work is reading poetry. I get a lot out of image-heavy poetics when I’m working on novel writing.
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