Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleageis an African-American author whose work, both fiction and non-fiction, has been widely recognized. Her novel What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day was a 1998 Oprah Book Club selection. Cleage is known for her feminist views, particularly regarding her identity as an African-American woman. Cleage teaches drama at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth7 December 1948
CountryUnited States of America
block writing thinking
Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not up to the task of putting that idea down on paper. I think that learning the craft of writing is critical.
writing discipline paper
Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.
writing defeat fear-not
But it is the fear, not the writing that defeats me. Everything is not a masterpiece.
success commitment writing
I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that.
falling-in-love writing insane
I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we're falling in love.
conscious dealing history outside
Most of us, I think, are conscious of history swirling around outside the door, but when we're in the house, we're usually not dealing with history. We're not thinking about history.
except imagination love places
That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.
influence lasting name pick work
If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.
excitement felt remember worked
I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won.
grew household people
I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.
eight love rehearsal truly
I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.
novelist
I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.
denzel ensemble washington
Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company.
hear hit lighting whether
I'm not one of those playwrights who says, 'Show up, hit your marks, and don't talk to me!' I always want to hear from the other artists involved, whether it's the director, the lighting tech, or the actors.