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Interview with Ann Beattie |
| In this 1985 interview with Don Swaim, Ann Beattie considers herself lucky to be a writer as she began her career with little ambition to write. She made her way into college and as her academic career was wilting, her skills as a writer were beginning to blossom. Her books include The Doctor's House, Secrets and Surprises and Love Always. Beattie explains that it is important to feel your way into writing, which determines the direction of a novel without imposing a preexisting form on to it. Listen to the Ann Beattie interview with Don Swaim, 1985, RealAudio These files are for your personal use only. In this 1991 interview with Don Swaim, Ann Beattie talks about using a computer to write. They discuss computers and the way they have taken hold in everyday life. Also, Ann Beattie speaks of the different things she encounters as she leads writers' workshops. Listen to the Ann Beattie interview with Don Swaim, 1991, RealAudio These files are for your personal use only.
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in their entirety. © Ohio University |
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