more about Me
Sunday, March 30, 2008
(from the email portion of my interview with Eric Jackson, and written in between making beds, feeding kids, and listening to husband talk about the garden bed):
1. Personal intro (background, writing experience, how you got to where you are now, etc.):
Even as I child I was called a "writer". My stories have been getting praise and attention as long as I can remember. But as a child I didn't write for others, I wrote because I wanted to communicate and explore my own mind. Being labeled "writer" and "artist" sometimes has the unintended detriment of making one feel pressured to put out good product, which I certainly have not always done!
After my children were born my perfectionist and creative drives kicked in. I've found myself driven to be a smarter mother, a stronger wife, a better housekeeper, a better cook - and to create, create, create (mostly sewing and writing). These energies seem to only get stronger as my children grow. Creativity is a wonderful way to swim the waters, and my family and I all thrive that way. But perfectionism is mostly a curse; I wind myself up trying to do better, to reach farther, and sometimes I don't place myself back "in the moment" of life enough. If anyone has a cure for this, I'd love to hear about it.
I don't think of myself as a good writer - I think of myself as a prolific one! I write because I have a tremendous amount of frenetic mental energy. I guess my readers benefit from this: although I can't promise everything I put out is as quality as it should be!
2. Sure Nail & Fire (Influence/Inspiration, writing inspiration such as locations, people or conflicts, how your family influences the zine, etc.):
To say my family "influences" my zine is an understatement; they are my zine. They are the people I interact with, love on, have frustrations with, talk with and think about all day. My children themselves are so creative and intelligent they truly inspire me. In addition without my husband's tech-savvy, unconditional support, and enthusiasm I would not be putting out this publication.
My greatest inspirations are life as I experience it in Hoquiam and Grays Harbor. The "slower" I go in life (biking everywhere, growing food, spending time with my children), the more I'm inspired. One thing I look forward to is further exploration of life outside HQX and into the East County, where the zine is now being distributed (Montesano, Elma, Satsop, McClearly, etc).
3. Directions things are headed (Future of the zine, future of the Harbor, level of influence the zine has or could have, etc.):
I am currently struggling to meet my goal of publishing every two months. If this ever gets easier, I'd like to take on more responsibilities or broaden my mission.
My greatest hope is that the zine inspires people to start their own soul-feeding exploits (I've already received word of a young lady who wants to do her own zine, in part inspired by seeing mine). I wouldn't mind if Sure Nail & Fire inspired more people to write for the zine, because as it stands it's a lot of work creating everything on those 28 pages!Labels: correspondance, your editor posted by Kelly Hogaboom at
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