Episode 7 - How Deborah Landau Writes

Welcome to Episode7  – How Deborah Landau Writes!

It’d be hard for me to imagine someone who sits in a more unique spot in the creative writing world than Deborah Landau. As I say in the interview, she sees an incoming crop of incredibly talented writers as undergrad and MFA students for NYU, but she also manages a world-class team of authors as faculty. Deborah sees the entire spectrum, from those of us who are starting the writing journey, to those further down the path. This perspective is far-reaching and rare.

Like a lot of lessons in life, Deborah’s advice to writers –especially writers who are early in their journey-- is simple and yet profound. I won’t spoil it now, and I’ll let her share it in the interview. But, at the end of the interview, take a moment to also think of all the things she didn’t mention as well. There is always wisdom in the things we don’t say.

Thank you to Deborah for hosting me in her office at the NYU Townhouse and carving out time for me in her incredibly busy schedule.  

Here is the interview with Deborah Landau