Deborah Dekalb’s Interview with me
Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is the author of the new e-book story collection What I Wish You’d Told Me. She also has written two novels, Miriam the Medium and Kaylee’s Ghost, and a writing guide, I Dare You to Write. She works as a phone psychic, and teaches at UCLA Extension, and she lives in Great Neck, N.Y.
Q: Do you see common themes among the dilemmas facing the protagonists in the three stories that make up What I Wish You’d Told Me?
A: Although the protagonists of each story are different ages, facing different challenges, the theme of disillusionment is the thread that knots them together.
In “Secrets,” set in the ‘60s, a teenage girl’s illusions about her best friend’s family are blasted along with her faith in Kennedy’s Camelot. We all fell in love with young, dashing, articulate JFK and his chic and cultured bride, Jackie. Well, maybe not all of us. I remember my father saying, as we watched Kennedy’s inauguration on TV, “What the heck kind of president is he going to make if he doesn’t have the sense to wear a hat in cold weather?” More to read at Q&A with author Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
cara
August 4, 2014 @ 8:41 am
I loved this interview. It was so interesting to read about the different ways of approaching writing.