Tama Janowitz, author of Slaves of New York and Peyton Amberg, enjoys how writing is not a 9 to 5 job. In this 1987 interview with Don Swaim, Tama Janowitz talks about her early days of writing, when she worked other jobs as well. Janowitz tells a story about a job she held as an assistant art director despite the fact that she had no art experience. Later, she took a year to write her first novel, and was not sure if it would work, but Slaves of New York became a bestseller, giving her an incredible feeling of satisfaction.

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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 RealAudio.