Member Spotlight: Erica Colahan-Ruggieri

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I process my life circumstances through writing fiction. Sometimes, breakthroughs happen during the writing journey. The written word is the most important medium to communicate emotional & mental energy to the world and lasts for generations.

What are your tried and tested remedies to cure writer’s block? Showers, evening kayak paddles, and long walks.

What is your favorite time to write? Between 10pm and midnight.

What’s the best piece of writing advice you’ve ever received and would like to impart to other writers? Read Stephen King’s On Writing and do what he says.

What excites you most about being a writer in today’s age? The instant gratification that is available through modern technology. My friends were texting as they read my novel. The ability to contact an author with questions and comments while reading their book is pretty neat.

Erica Colahan’s The Oystercatcher of Southwark is out now with Chrism Press.