I don't mind being called a "feminist," as I certainly embrace the tenets of feminism, though it does … - Laurie Foos

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Laurie Foos

I don't mind being called a "feminist," as I certainly embrace the tenets of feminism, though it does feel a little sad to me that we need to call a novel "feminist" simply because the female characters are interesting and strong.

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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.

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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.

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It's amazing what you can accomplish when you know you have to hit the ground running.

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As soon as you start to question your own intent while you're still in the process of discovering your story, you're in trouble because you've pulled out of that unconscious space that is so necessary in the beginning of the drafting process.

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I don't see the direct correlation between my personal life and the novel I'm writing until I'm at the end of the novel or very close to it.

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