Watch Deborah!

[deborahjross]

My interview at Gavilan College on May 5, 2009 is now online, so if you've ever wondered what this crazy woman sounds like, you now can watch!

http://gavtv.blip.tv/file/2139446/

It is so strange to hear myself, to see how I use my hands, the funny expressions that flit across my face. Sometimes I look and sound amazingly like my sister, but she probably says the same about me. I was pretty nervous at first -- I can hear it in my voice -- but after a while, I settled down and things flowed more smoothly.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Wow. that's a great interview. You are so composed and clear and interesting. (And I love your shawl.)

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed it. As for being articulate -- you'd think I was a writer or something Not all writers are good speakers, but I studied theater in high school and college, and then taught all kinds of things -- from academic subjects like physiology to baby swim classes to writing fiction to folk dancing. I got used to holding forth on all kinds of subjects.

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing that. It was like sitting in Spinners again. ;-)

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I miss the old gang, but have not found a group up here to connect with. I was in a group with Denise and some other fine folk, but it was in Sunnyvale and I was working full time, so the night meetings (1 hour drive either way, the usual tortuous mountain roads) were incredibly stressful. Then for a while, I was in a local group, only about 3 of us, the others just beginners and not readers of sf/f. About that time, I started working on the first Darkover books, and for various reasons was asked not to discuss them. I sort of got used to writing in isolation, although as you know, I get feedback at some point. Just not a workshop.

I do try to find occasions to get together with writer friends and schmooze shop-talk (cons are also good for that).

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

I miss the old gang too. I've been here 10 years and have not found a writing group that's serious about writing. I thought of driving "down the hill" to a monthly meeting, but I get so stressed out on the drive that it's not worth it. At least I can see my "writing problems" clearer. It's just hard to put the novel down for weeks at a time so that when I pick it up I can see it with a clear eye. Screws up my momentum.