I saw Joyce Maynard read from "Labor Day" today at Toadstool Books. She wrote it at this time last year -- right here at MacDowell in Kirby Studio. It was written in two weeks. Two weeks!
Joyce is an avid pie-maker, and she said: "It's all about the crust. Anyone can do filling." When I asked her how that metaphor translates to writing, she said: "Don't overhandle the dough."
Good to remember.
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