Monday, August 01, 2005

Interview

I am interviewed by intrepid Finnish-American reporter Diane Saarinen (international woman of mystery!) at Quiet Mountain Essays, a journal of women's writing. Quite an honor to be the featured interview.

There are some other interesting reads there, too. I really enjoyed Kat Mead's "Authoress Despair," about the vagaries of film versions of writers. I admit it -- I love those films even when they're awful. Even if they're not awful, they are usually nothing at all like reality. But the reality of writing could not be more dull to watch, so I understand why filmmakers dwell on the angst and crumpled papers. On the more serious side, there's an essay on "Advertising and the Exploitation of Female Sexuality" by Chineze J. Onyejekwe, which not only highlights the phenomena but also discusses efforts to address the problem. There are also a number of related links that provide fascinating reading.

3 comments:

Gene Kannenberg, Jr. said...

Congratulations! I'm always the last to know... :-)

Interesting reading - but the next one should be longer!

C. Margery Kempe said...

Well, Diane actually went longer than she was supposed to do, but not everyone is as interested in me as you are...

C. Margery Kempe said...

Suzanne! It's a delight to meet you. I love Quiet Mountain -- such a variety of topics covered and such a range of styles in the writing. Keep up the good work! I plan to submit something for the next issue.