She's interviewed about writing and her process in the Daily Beast.
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How do you approach the distinction between straight autobiography and autobiographical fiction?
Well,
I don’t think there’s such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I
say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind. I promised myself
that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything
I know, but to make sure that everything I tell is true, as I
understand it. And to use the eloquence which my language affords me.
English is a beautiful language, don’t you think? I speak a number of
languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.
What is your second-favorite language, of those you speak?
I
would say Spanish, because I speak it best, I guess. I used to think
French, but when I’m doing a live promotion in France, and I look for a
word, like “tablecloth,” if it does not come out right away, it will
snap out of my mouth in Spanish.
You
have said that nothing frightens you as much as writing, but nothing
satisfies you as much either. What frightens you about it?
Will
I write a sentence that will just float off the page? Easy reading is
damn hard writing. But if it’s right, it’s easy. It’s the other way
round, too. If it’s slovenly written, then it’s hard to read. It doesn’t
give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader.
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