"Originally, I started writing because I wanted to be believed about my mental anguish—to give language to my experiences—and as I continued, I wanted to help other uncertain Black girls feel seen."
Wonderful Memoir Land author questionnaire, Freda! Very inspiring, especially the answer where you addressed the hardest part of writing your memoir, and how you worked to establish a cohesive throughline that really brought all the pieces together. What a challenging, and creatively enriching experience it must have been to make it work in such a unique and though-provoking way. Huge congratulations on your book! And thanks to Sari for publishing this fantastic author spotlight.
Thank you, Freda and Sari. I’m so inspired by creators who come to the page with multiple sharp tools—narrative, drawings, poetry, essay, memoir—in their superhero belt. Life is too big to be held in just one medium, and Freda is evidently able to work in many of them. Congratulations, Freda, on being brave enough to straddle genres and create something brand new. I’m new-ish to Memoir Land. Sari, do you ever publish book excerpts along with the author questionnaires? It would be interesting to pair them, so we can get to know a writer and their work at the same time. Thank you!
Thanks so much Peter for these words! It actually really means a lot to me, sincerely. <3 The publishing world is less welcoming to mixed genre work--as far as continuing to make it with enough resources for a working artist. So I'm hopeful that more books like this can start to shift the market!
Thank you so much for having me! A long time fan of Memoirland and its a dream to be featured! I hope folks pick up Gloomy Girl and attend the launch if you're in Ohio!
Wonderful Memoir Land author questionnaire, Freda! Very inspiring, especially the answer where you addressed the hardest part of writing your memoir, and how you worked to establish a cohesive throughline that really brought all the pieces together. What a challenging, and creatively enriching experience it must have been to make it work in such a unique and though-provoking way. Huge congratulations on your book! And thanks to Sari for publishing this fantastic author spotlight.
Thank you, Freda and Sari. I’m so inspired by creators who come to the page with multiple sharp tools—narrative, drawings, poetry, essay, memoir—in their superhero belt. Life is too big to be held in just one medium, and Freda is evidently able to work in many of them. Congratulations, Freda, on being brave enough to straddle genres and create something brand new. I’m new-ish to Memoir Land. Sari, do you ever publish book excerpts along with the author questionnaires? It would be interesting to pair them, so we can get to know a writer and their work at the same time. Thank you!
Hi, Peter. I sometimes publish their excerpts, but I like to spread the content out over time.
You're working plenty hard for us, already! Thanks.
Thanks so much Peter for these words! It actually really means a lot to me, sincerely. <3 The publishing world is less welcoming to mixed genre work--as far as continuing to make it with enough resources for a working artist. So I'm hopeful that more books like this can start to shift the market!
Thank you so much for having me! A long time fan of Memoirland and its a dream to be featured! I hope folks pick up Gloomy Girl and attend the launch if you're in Ohio!
Happy to have you, Freda! And wish I could be at your launch...
There will definitely be more events throughout the year!