“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.