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A Surprise Twist in Your Story

March 28, 2013 2 Comments

The creative process takes innumerable twists and turns, but in our conversations with artists, we sometimes ask them to describe an unexpected turn in their own personal story. Here, we ask artists from a range of disciplines: Share a surprise twist in your story. Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, writer I feel like the surprise twists keep coming! But let's go with my mother's … [Read more...]

What Do You Try to Instill in Emerging Artists?

August 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

On the blog, we've had the chance to exchange ideas with dozens of Massachusetts artists, exploring their work and the way they make it. A number of these artists, along with creating their own work, also teach. What do they try to instill in emerging artists? Here, we share some of their insights into the creative life. Melinda Lopez, playwright Break your characters. … [Read more...]

Daphne Kalotay and the Macedonian Twist

June 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Daphne Kalotay is the author of the acclaimed short story collection Calamity and Other Stories (Doubleday, 2005) and the novel Russian Winter (Harper, 2010). The latter, a critically lauded tale of a former Bolshoi Ballet star and the stirring of her secret past, is now out in paperback. We checked in with Daphne with a nano-interview - just in time for a June 14 reading at … [Read more...]

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