Gotham and Barbara Kingsolver

Gotham Writer’s Workshop – who teach great courses for writers – have emailed in their newsletter three short answers from Barbara Kingsolver to common writing questions.
Q. What is your best method for overcoming writers block?
A. Raise children. You’ll be so hungry for writing time, given the constraints, that you’ll leap onto your keyboard like a racehorse out of the gate, every time.

Q. What is your favorite or most helpful writing prompt?
A: What am I really trying to say here?

Q. What is the most valuable advice you received as a young writer?
A: “Your first sentence should make a promise that the rest of the story will keep.” – Francine Prose

Go to www.kingsolver.com for more from this wonderful writer.