Creativity is a Well That Must Be Replenished
An Interview with Noreen Lace
Originally from the urban Midwest, Noreen Lace earned her MA and MFA from California State University where she now teaches. She has published fiction, memoir, and poetry in The Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Journal, The Maine Review, and The Oleander Review, among others. “Memorial Day Death Watch,” a memoir of her father’s passing, placed as a finalist in Writer Advice while her poem, “All at Once,” was a finalist in Medusa’s Laugh. Eddy, a fictional account of Edgar Allan Poe’s overdose in 1848, received a warm reception from the Poe Museum. Her last book of short stories is How to Throw a Psychic a Surprise Party, while her first full-length novel, Our Gentle Sins, will be released in 2022. www.NoreenLace.com
Why do we write?
People write for different reasons. Many people want to express themselves; some feel they have a story which may help others. However, I believe most writers experience characters and storylines living in their minds or beings. We hear a call, so to speak, to tell stories. We hear characters, feel places, the story unwinds for us in one way or another. For me as a child, writing facilitated my escape from an unhappy home life and a dangerous neighborhood. Sitting in my room with a pen in my hand allowed me to create my own…
