The Nervous Breakdown Self-Interview with Priscilla Stuckey

Excerpt:Your book is a synthesis of memoir and cultural critique. Why did you choose this form?Because the material demanded it—isn’t this what writers usually say? Except in my case it was because the stand-alone memoir was going nowhere. The agents I sent it to all said the same thing: “I like it, but …” Then they couldn’t tell me what else was needed. So I hired an editor, sent her my chapters, and chewed my nails until we got on the phone. And the first words out of her mouth were, “The most interesting part of this book hasn’t been written yet.” Not what I wanted to hear when I was almost done with a full draft!To read the full self-interview, click here: