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Olasky: I wrote a column in
World about never playing catch with my father, and then received many, many letters from readers containing their own laments. It struck me that a book telling a true story while pointing to understanding and forgiveness would be useful.
Moore: Several of us are old enough to remember the cruelty perpetuated by renowned actress Joan Crawford against her daughter. Crawford’s daughter eventually wrote a blockbuster tell-all titled
Mommie Dearest. That book also became a movie starring Faye Dunaway. How did you wrestle with telling some of the dark things about your family while not falling prey to being simply a purveyor of prurient details?
Moore: Do you still acquire books as you get older, or have you slowed down a bit?
Collier: I think I have become slightly more sane, but that really only means that I have gone from obsessively gathering books to almost-obsessively gathering books.
Moore: What are the best time(s) and place(s) for you to write?
Collier: For maybe 16 years, Monday has been my dedicated writing day (with other times squeezed in). That’s been disrupted the past 8 months or so, with a move to Michigan and catching my wind after spending 3.5 years writing the biography. But I’m eager to return to this rhythm. I agree with Anne Lamott than you can’t start a book or a diet on a Friday. On Mondays, I can give sentences fresh energy before the week overwhelms me.
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