Felicia's aspirations are nothing short of being a badass. She's a Long Island native who has city hopped from Chicago to LA and now to San Francisco where she works at an ad agency. Felicia earned a BA from Northwestern University in Radio/TV/Film in 2011. She writes, plays the violin, draws, and dances and is intent on living a creative life. Her short stories and poetry have been published in The East Hampton Star, The Monarch Review, Marco Polo Literary Magazine, and First Writer's Newsletter
Felicia on...
The Process... My writing process is not much of a process. An idea pops into my head-- maybe I'm studying someone while I'm sitting on the train, maybe I'm having a really good conversation that gets me thinking and then I think, "That would be a great story." And as soon as possible, I sit down and write it, whether it's on a piece of paper I find in my bag or on my laptop. I try to hold on to the idea before it loses its initial spark. It's sort of begging to be brought to life as soon as possible, and it doesn't matter if it's 6 in the morning or 11 at night and if I'm in an airport or sitting outside. I'm very compulsive. I've gone months without writing, and weeks without stopping. I just work the best that way.
Satisfaction Exploring the ideas that come into my head, and how it can be done so many different ways.
Knowing When I was actually able to see my progress and felt proud of what I could do and the kinds of reactions I could evoke. Joyce Carol Oates made me reevaluate the idea of writing and how to do it; I think because of reading her work I was finally able to write short stories.
The First Time I immediately thought it could have been written better. As the director, I had this urge to tell everyone to screw what the script said and say whatever they felt was right for the moment. It helped me be a much better director, especially when I was working with other peoples' pieces.
Advice
This is advice I still want now. There is no "right" path. And that the meaning of being a writer can vary from person to person. You don't have to be a certain kind of person to be a writer.
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