Ariel Levy, Sherman Alexie, and more authors reveal what fuels them through a day of writing.
, a story about three generations of women navigating love and fighting for independence in the fictional Jamaican town of River Bank, is now out in paperback.
Dennis-Benn has amazingly healthy snacking-while-writing habits. “When I’m writing, I find that I hardly eat anything—my wife is always the one that forces me to eat properly when I’m in the middle of a project. But when I’m stuck, I’ll brew a second cup ofor any fruits that are in season.” Growing up in Jamaica, “we turn to fruits for sustenance and snacks. I brought that habit with me.”
When she takes breaks, she loves “to eat in the living room. That’s where my wife and I have dinner, breakfast, or brunch, if it’s a weekend. It’s really comforting, and it’s also a communion.” That kind of closeness was fostered early. Dennis-Benn’s first ‘food memory’ is the love with which her great-grandmother fed her second helpings. “I loved; I still do. Usually, when we finished our plates, that was it. But she knew I loved it so much that she’d give me her own portion.
When Heti is writing, she becomes “careless about my body. I just don’t pay attention to food. I can’t think about my physical body that much to begin with...I’ll realize I’m really hungry and eat whatever’s in the fridge. Or I’ll have a piece ofin the morning and say, ‘This’ll take me to lunch, I hope!’ I’m lucky that my boyfriend is a very good cook. Otherwise, I would probably subsist onWhich she’s kind of done before.
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