“Novelists go about the strenuous business of marrying and
burying their people, or else they send them to sea, or to Africa, or at the
least, out of town. Essayists in their stillness ponder love and death.” – Cynthia Ozick
Ozick
is one of America’s treasures when it comes to writing both essays and
novels. I was driving Sunday and heard a
marvelous interview with this 88-year-old novelist, essayist, and short story
writer. As soon as I got home I tracked 
down the link
to the interview to share with readers of this blog. The interview is about 7 minutes long. I promise it will be 7 of the best minutes
you’ll spend as you listen to the insights and thoughtful discourse from this
terrific writer. And while she “teaches”
as she shares, she feels writing really cannot be taught.
“No
one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are
born a writer, you will inevitably and helplessly write,” she said. “ A born writer has self-knowledge. Read,
read, read. And if you are a fiction writer, don't confine yourself to reading
fiction. Every writer is first a wide reader.”
Here
is the link to her interview. Enjoy.
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