“Don’t worry about getting into the profession. Write anyway to make your soul grow. “That’s what the practice of any art is, it isn’t to make a living, it’s to make your soul grow.” From interview: Vonnegut on Fiction ~~ Larry Brody, writing for tv, writing ambition, writing resources

Being an amusing kid Amy Hempel has been creating short stories for more than twenty years. In a recent interview, she talked about some of her origins and personality as a writer. [The following is from the article "Hempel's short stories are long on finish" by Hillel Italie, Associated Press / Los Angeles Times, May [...]