An interview with
Saul Greenblatt
Tell us one of your first experiences where you realized that language had power.
When I got my first teaching job in 1970, I taught speech (public speaking & debate) and English/writing (English 101).
If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would you say?
Talk to people…question people. Stories are everywhere. Write in the same, quiet place. Imagine what could be.
Have you ever written under a pseudonym?
No.
What kind of research do you do for whatever it is you’re writing?
Generally, I use Google to find information, if I need information.
What’s the most difficult thing about writing characters of a different gender?
I never had difficulty writing characters of a different gender. Maybe I never had difficulty writing women into my stories because I love women. Interesting question.
Do you believe in the dreaded Writer’s Block?
I think so. I’m 84, and I find that developing ideas has become difficult. I guess the problem is age, brain block. Thinking back, I don’t remember experiencing writer’s block. Maybe I did.
When I got my first teaching job in 1970, I taught speech (public speaking & debate) and English/writing (English 101).
If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would you say?
Talk to people…question people. Stories are everywhere. Write in the same, quiet place. Imagine what could be.
Have you ever written under a pseudonym?
No.
What kind of research do you do for whatever it is you’re writing?
Generally, I use Google to find information, if I need information.
What’s the most difficult thing about writing characters of a different gender?
I never had difficulty writing characters of a different gender. Maybe I never had difficulty writing women into my stories because I love women. Interesting question.
Do you believe in the dreaded Writer’s Block?
I think so. I’m 84, and I find that developing ideas has become difficult. I guess the problem is age, brain block. Thinking back, I don’t remember experiencing writer’s block. Maybe I did.
