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Backstory.com: Twins
I am not an identical twin. Before writing TWINS, I had started another novel about a young woman in San Francisco and then I realized that the last thing I wanted to do was write a book about myself. Instead, I set out to amuse myself. I started with a new, outlandish voice (Sue) and then countered her voice with a quiet, controlled opposite (Chloe). Read more.
Read MoreLarge Hearted Boy: Book Notes
I couldn’t stop seeing TWINS: The Movie in my head while I was writing the actual novel. Chloe and Sue were real to me, the scenes coming in as if I was part of the audience, watching. I could see my identical twins at the tattoo parlor: skinny and pale, cold and nervous in their pink bras. I could see angry Sue on her unicycle, riding defiantly through the snowed filled suburban streets. Or Chloe, in her shiny uniform on the basketball court, shooting free throw after free throw. Here are some songs by indie artists that would be on the TWINS soundtrack
Read MoreMediabistro: Three The Easy Way
My article with tips for getting published appeared on the writer’s web site mediabistro.com: MBTToolbox.
Read MoreUnderappreciated Books: Frost in May
Marcy’s review of Antonia White’s classic novel Frost in May appears on Laila Lalami’s book blog The Moorish Girl.
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