Today I Am Thinking About the Late, Great #GracePaley: #Shortstory #Genius

Here's a memory of mine published over The Story Prize Blog about Grace Paley. What a writer.

Paley offers this advice for you today:

1.  Have a low overhead
2. Get a spouse/bf/gf/lover who has some regard for you work
3. Learn to tell the truth all the time
4. Watch out for being trendy
5. Work, work, work
6. As you work, you'll get better or worse. If you get worse, get out of the business

Watch this amazing video about her (which didn't know existed) called GRACE, so you can see her chewing gum for yourself.