---interview by Marcia Peterson
WOW: Congratulations on placing as a runner up in our Spring 2025 Flash Fiction competition. What prompted you to enter the contest?
Erin: I'd been following your contests for a while and had entered a few times. The stories from your writers are always so inspiring and I wanted to be a part of your community of women writers.
WOW: Can you tell us what encouraged the idea behind your story, “Of Feast and Famine?”
Erin: I'd been following your contests for a while and had entered a few times. The stories from your writers are always so inspiring and I wanted to be a part of your community of women writers.
WOW: Can you tell us what encouraged the idea behind your story, “Of Feast and Famine?”
Erin: My inspiration for "Of Feast and Famine" was the idea of cleansing - both fire and saltwater are known (spiritually) for their cleansing properties. But they can also bring with them a sense of destruction and devastation. I wanted to find a way to blend these concepts into a character arc--ending on a hopeful tone. I'm also a sucker for a hopeful ending, so I couldn't leave the family with utter desperation at the end.
WOW: We’d love to know more about your writing routines. Could you tell us when and where you usually write? Do you have favorite tools or habits that get you going?
Erin: I wish I had a better writing routine! I write on the go, on the fly, and off the cuff. Sometimes, I'm squirreling away in a doc on my phone and other times I'm sitting at my laptop at a desk. I just let the words and concepts come, and hope to catch them before I have forgetting them completely! I've written novels on long car rides in my brain that will never find their way onto a page.
Erin: I wish I had a better writing routine! I write on the go, on the fly, and off the cuff. Sometimes, I'm squirreling away in a doc on my phone and other times I'm sitting at my laptop at a desk. I just let the words and concepts come, and hope to catch them before I have forgetting them completely! I've written novels on long car rides in my brain that will never find their way onto a page.
WOW: Are you working on any writing projects right now? What’s next for you?
Erin: I'm not working on any projects at the moment. I have a number of short fiction stories that will be dutifully sent out for publication in the coming months with a hope and a prayer!
Erin: I'm not working on any projects at the moment. I have a number of short fiction stories that will be dutifully sent out for publication in the coming months with a hope and a prayer!
WOW: Good luck with the short stories! Thanks so much for chatting with us today, Erin. Before you go, do you have a favorite writing tip or piece of advice you can share?
Erin: Don't give up! There's a reader out there for every story. Art is healing and powerful - it's the antidote to oppression and strife. Share your beautiful story with a happy heart.
Erin: Don't give up! There's a reader out there for every story. Art is healing and powerful - it's the antidote to oppression and strife. Share your beautiful story with a happy heart.
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