Barbara Kingsolver.

One day I started The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, although I had to return the book to the library before I could finish it.

Barbara Kingsolver grew up in Eastern Kentucky and tells the stories of the unheard marginalized in this country and world. I listened to an interview with her online. She talked about writing fiction in this interview and I learned a great deal.

To her, she starts writing with a question in mind. And she writes a book to answer that question (that she doesn't know in the beginning and writes to know) and to convey to others what she wants them to know.

For example, she quoted another writer saying "The fiction writer says the words what cannot be said in words." with reference to her thought that fiction writing is sometimes the best way to tell a true story. And sometimes an idea is so massive that without the elaboration, narrative, description, expansion of fiction writing-- it is missed.

I really appreciate Barbara Kingsolver's work and it was such a joy to hear her speak.