To Give A Girl Her Voice Back

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“I lose faith daily. Still. I don’t ever have “writer’s block” (I’m not ever sure I believe in it), but I do let writing go all the time. I now understand that’s just part of my personal process, and I embrace it. There are non-writing times and writing times. Like ocean waves. It is enough.”

Rumpus contributor and all-around rock star Lidia Yuknavitch talks family, words, creative lulls, Freud, and giving girls their voices back in an interview at Freerange Nonfiction.

Also: if you haven’t already read Yuknavitch’s incredible essay, “Explicit Violence,” do so.

Rebecca Rubenstein is the interviews editor for The Rumpus. She is also a lover of cinema and a Scrabble hustler. When not reading books made of paper, she can sometimes be found writing at Badly Marked Street Signs and, more frequently, thinking on Twitter. She resides in San Francisco. More from this author →