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Maya Sloan Revealed
About Maya Sloan
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Previous occupations:actress, children's party clown, college instructor, nanny
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Favorite job:Teaching college students english and literature
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High school and/or college:Boston University and University of Arkansas
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Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Al Green, Jeff Buckley, Patti Smith, Shuggie Otis, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, David Bowie, Sublime and so many others
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Favorite television show:Right now? 30 Rock, Community, Glee, Big Love, Real Housewives of Whatever
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. like a carnival with a really prominent freakshow
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. My friends making me laugh so hard I cry
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Fear in general
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. "You know what I'm saying?"
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. To be a rockstar
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. I'm overly self-critical
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. My loyalty
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. Teaching
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Kindness, passion, humor
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. write, teach, raise children
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Raymond Carver, Amy Bloom, TC Boyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, JD Salinger, Margaret Atwood, William Trevor, Rick Moody, Katie Arnoldi, Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Parker, Alice Munro
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. Franny and Zooey, JD Salinger; Love Invents Us, Amy Bloom; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald; Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood; The Collected Short Stories, Chekhov
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. Chemical Pink by Katie Arnoldi
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Learn the rules, then break 'em
