An Interview with Jonathan Ames

ames.jpgAngela Stubbs at Bookslut interviewed author Jonathan Ames. Some of it may be illuminating to you other writers out there:

Do you prefer writing to teaching?
I prefer writing to teaching. Teaching is okay but it’s something that writers have always done to make a living. But at the same time I enjoy the students. It can be pretty draining though. I try and make sure the students have a good experience. It’s so vulnerable when you produce a piece of writing in the workshop experience and it can be scary. A lot of times people have been stunted by teachers or peers. I try mostly to encourage. That was one thing I learned from Joyce Carol Oates. She was so encouraging of me. That was the best thing she could have done.

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