Today a reader,
tomorrow a leader.
– Margaret Fuller
Succeed and Soar’s “Authors Speak” series invites writers to answer questions about their artforms and special inspirations.
This post welcomes Laura Jackson
Laura, what phrase inspires your writing and life?
in a language like song,
a song that’s been going on longer than time.
“Dispatch from the Mountain State”
Laura, how do these words help your writing, your life?
My writing about West Virginia always comes back to nature. The mountains, the rivers, the trees. They all have a language, and it’s easy to miss the words when we’re disconnected from nature. When my own words fail to come and my life takes a dark turn, I return to wild places to find myself, and once I’ve done that, my writing sharpens and I can push through the noise of everyday life to reach what I want and need to say. I hope I can do a good job of lending nature the human voice it so needs.
Sample Text
The irony of meeting a familiar face far from home is that, while we’re so excited to be out of state and seeing something new, the sight of another West Virginian strikes the sweetest note. We’ve found someone in this wide world who understands what we’re so unable to convey to the other forty-nine states.
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Winner of the 2023 Nonfiction Prize from Autumn House press
About Laura Jackson
Laura Jackson is an environmental writer, humorist, and native West Virginian. The author of Deep & Wild: On Mountains, Opossums, & Finding Your Way in West Virginia, she’s been called “one of the true voices of West Virginia.” She writes for Wonderful West Virginia and West Virginia Living Magazines and lives in Wheeling.
Web Site: www.Laura-Jackson.com
Photo Credit: Heather Kalb
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