“I
just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their
own voice. Just like a
musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.” – Terry
McMillan
Born on this day in 1951, McMillan
grew up in Michigan and earned a degree from UC-Berkeley before
starting her writing career in her late 30s.
After modest success, she had a major breakthrough with the 1992
best-seller Waiting to Exhale,
credited with contributing to a shift in Black popular cultural consciousness
and the visibility of a female Black middle-class identity in popular
culture.
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Her work is characterized by
relatable female protagonists, and she says all of them reflect a part of
herself, something she thinks all writers have incorporated into their
work.
“Few writers are willing to admit
(that) writing is autobiographical,” she said. “But it mostly is.”
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