Comments on: Attica Locke http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/ LitPark Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9603 SusanHenderson Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:18:54 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9603 Attica just made the shortlist for the Orange Prize... hooray!!! Attica just made the shortlist for the Orange Prize… hooray!!!

]]> By: MostlyFiction Book Reviews » BLACK WATER RISING by Attica Locke http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-4543 MostlyFiction Book Reviews » BLACK WATER RISING by Attica Locke Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:24:47 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-4543 [...] LitPark interview with Attica Locke [...] [...] LitPark interview with Attica Locke [...]

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9625 SusanHenderson Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:27:15 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9625 I love the title, too. And I'm so grateful for both you and Attica for reminding me (and all of us here) that it's our unique voices that made us want to be writers and artists. It's so easy to get pulled away from that either for money or just out of rejection. I love the title, too. And I’m so grateful for both you and Attica for reminding me (and all of us here) that it’s our unique voices that made us want to be writers and artists. It’s so easy to get pulled away from that either for money or just out of rejection.

]]> By: Reading Recap: Attica Locke, “Black Water Rising” « Mots Justes http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-4542 Reading Recap: Attica Locke, “Black Water Rising” « Mots Justes Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:00:58 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-4542 [...] For an interview with Locke, click here. [...] [...] For an interview with Locke, click here. [...]

]]> By: jessicaK http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9624 jessicaK Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:10:13 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9624 Attica, I wrote something to you yesterday but it seems to have disappeared so I'll try again. I wanted to say how much I love your title. Absolutely beautiful, and also to applaud you for seizing your voice and allowing yourself to rise to the surface and be heard. You must feel a certain calm writing the "other" stuff now knowing that you've finally spoken and carved a place for your unique sound. Congratulations. Jessica Keener Attica,
I wrote something to you yesterday but it seems to have disappeared so I’ll try again. I wanted to say how much I love your title. Absolutely beautiful, and also to applaud you for seizing your voice and allowing yourself to rise to the surface and be heard. You must feel a certain calm writing the “other” stuff now knowing that you’ve finally spoken and carved a place for your unique sound. Congratulations. Jessica Keener

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9623 SusanHenderson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:22:30 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9623 Well, that's an awfully reassuring idea. In fact, that comforts and lifts me more than you could possibly know. Well, that’s an awfully reassuring idea. In fact, that comforts and lifts me more than you could possibly know.

]]> By: jessicaK http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9622 jessicaK Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:07 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9622 That "thing" is the soul--sounds apolcalyptic but that's what I believe. Jessica That “thing” is the soul–sounds apolcalyptic but that’s what I believe. Jessica

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9621 SusanHenderson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:04:59 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9621 Rejections. No pay. Ruthless editors. And still we keep at it. I wonder why that is? I wonder what that thing is inside all of us that's stronger than all of the bad? Rejections. No pay. Ruthless editors. And still we keep at it. I wonder why that is? I wonder what that thing is inside all of us that’s stronger than all of the bad?

]]> By: Aurelio http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9620 Aurelio Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:51:42 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9620 Thank you for sharing with us, Attica. I can completely relate to your experiences in the film world, and have come to writing my novels for almost identical reasons. The problem is the money, which is usually pretty good when the jobs are there, but your soul gets sucked dry by the endless stream of idiots who insist they are being "creative" by sitting in meetings and destroying in a few minutes what may have taken weeks, months, or even years to create. I also relate to your desire to explore unresolved feelings from your childhood. That is a rich topic for all of us, it seems. Thank you for sharing with us, Attica.

I can completely relate to your experiences in the film world, and have come to writing my novels for almost identical reasons. The problem is the money, which is usually pretty good when the jobs are there, but your soul gets sucked dry by the endless stream of idiots who insist they are being “creative” by sitting in meetings and destroying in a few minutes what may have taken weeks, months, or even years to create.

I also relate to your desire to explore unresolved feelings from your childhood. That is a rich topic for all of us, it seems.

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/06/03/attica-locke/#comment-9619 SusanHenderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:29:57 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=658#comment-9619 Agreed about Kaufman. Maybe I'll watch those two movies again. Feel like I need a shot in the arm lately. Agreed about Kaufman. Maybe I’ll watch those two movies again. Feel like I need a shot in the arm lately.

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