Interview with Author Julia E. Vradenburg
1. What inspired you to write this book? Life’s trauma and everyday
occurrences that moved me in my beautiful environment. I wanted to leave
this collection to my grown daughters that they might understand me a little
better.
2. What exactly is it about and who is it written
for? Bare is about my childhood, grief in
my adult life and the beautiful environment in which I live. It is
written for anyone who may resonate with the experience of my childhood and
anyone who may love the beauty of the natural world.
3. What do you hope readers will get out of
reading your book? I hope the reader will be moved by
the subject of each piece, stirring up similar memories of their own, and be
moved by the language of the poetry itself.
4. How did you decide on your book’s title and
cover design? The title, bare refers to the bare
emotion of each piece. I’m not entirely pleased with the cover
design. In hindsight, I would have chosen an articulated figure falling
backward through space.
5. What advice or words of wisdom for fellow
writers? Write what you feel. Poetry should
not be too wordy - less is more. The smallest occurrence in life can be
written about but make it melodic. Choose the cadence carefully.
6. What trends in the book world do you see, and
where do you think the book publishing industry is heading? The trends in the book world that
I’m seeing is an onslaught of regency romance and novels geared to women, aged
16 - 30. It’s very difficult to weed through it all and find an author
who writes beautifully. Simon VanBooy is one such writer who writes so
beautifully that I find myself putting his book down and being so moved I will
be moved to tears over one sentence. Books of poetry are out there but
are not often featured. I’d like to see more books geared to older,
educated women who delight in the written word.
7. Were there experiences in your personal life
or career that came in handy while writing this book? I would agree with that 100
percent. This book is mostly memoir.
8.
How
would you describe your writing style ? Which writers is your writing
similar to? My writing style is prose, often memoir.
My writing style is similar to David Whyte, who I greatly admire!
9. What challenges did you overcome in the
writing of this book? Some of the pieces brought such
painful, vivid memories, it took some time to formulate my “poetic thoughts”
and organize them into prose.
10. If people can buy or read one book this month,
why should it be yours? I believe people should introduce
more poetry into their literary diet. Perhaps it could tempt them to
review their own lives and formulate their thoughts into poetry or prose.
It can become self- therapy to form their memories into succinct prose.
About The Author :
Julia grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and currently lives in the
Pacific Northwest. She has been writing poetry from an early age,
tending to write about the natural world around her and memoir. She is a
landscape photographer and a mixed media painter, and of course, writer.
She is a voracious reader and enjoys hiking in her beautiful northwest
surroundings. For more info, please see: www.Juliavradenburgbooks.com
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